Proverbs 1:16
For, their feet, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
In Context
15My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.
17Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
Cross References
Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, unless they can do mischief,—They rob themselves of their sleep, if they cannot cause someone to stumble,
Isaiah 59:7Their feet, to mischief, do run, And they speed to shed innocent blood,—Their devices, are devices of iniquity, Wasting and destruction, are in their high roads;
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 →