Proverbs 1:16
their feet run to evil 1 and they hurry to shed blood. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
In Context
15My son, do not walk down that road with them; 1 do not let your foot touch where they walk; 1
17For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep until they do evil 1 and they are robbed of sleep until they cause someone to stumble. 1
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, and they run to pour out innocent blood. 1 Their thoughts are thoughts of sin; violence and destruction are their roads. 1
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 →