Proverbs 1:13
Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses [with] spoil,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
In Context
12We swallow them as Sheol — alive, And whole — as those going down [to] the pit,
14Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is — to all of us.'
Cross References
Proverbs 1:19So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
Jeremiah 22:16He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well — is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
Amos 3:10And they have not known to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
Haggai 2:9Greater is the honour of this latter house, Than of the former, said Jehovah of Hosts, And in this place do I give peace, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.'
1 Timothy 6:9and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
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 →