Proverbs 1:18
And they lie in wait for their own dahm; 1 they lurk secretly for their own nafshot. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
In Context
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on HaEtz that he had prepared for Mordechai. Then was the wrath of HaMelech pacified. + 7:10 Ps 24:10; Isa 53:11
Psalms 9:16The Goyim are sunk down 1 in the shachat (pit) that they dug; 1 in the reshet (net) which they hid 1 is their own foot caught. 1
Proverbs 5:22His own avonot shall entrap the rashah himself, 1 and he shall be held fast by the cords of his chattat. 1
Proverbs 11:5The tzidkat tamim (righteousness of the blameless) shall make his derech straight, 1 but the rasha shall fall by his own evil. 1
Matthew 27:4saying Chatati (I have sinned). I have betrayed dahm naki (innocent blood). But they said, What is that to us? See to that yourself!
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:11-20
Parental Admonitions. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to… Read the whole commentary →