but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
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And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to Proverbs 1:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 9:16 Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands.
- Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath was pacified.
- Proverbs 5:22-23 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly. He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
- Proverbs 28:17 A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.
- Psalms 7:14-16 Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood. He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
- Psalms 55:23 But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
- Matthew 27:4-5 saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.” He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
- Proverbs 9:17-18 “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.” But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He showeth that there is no cause to move…
He showeth that there is no cause to move these wicked to spoil the innocent, but their avarice and cruelty.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 1:18 And they lay wait for their [own]…
Pro 1:18 And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.
Ver. 18. And they lay wait.] Their sin will surely find them out. "No doubt this man is a murderer," said those barbarians, {Act 28:4} "whom though he had escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live." {a} "Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth." {2Ki 9:26} Murder ever bleeds fresh in the eye of God; to him many years, yea, that eternity that is past, is but yesterday.
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{a} Nemo noquitiam gerit in pectore, qui non idem Nemesin in tergo.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain And, or but, or yet, or so; for all…
And, or but, or yet, or so; for all these ways this particle is used; which is more fully expressed in the next verse.
They lay wait for their own blood; the destruction which they design to others falls upon themselves. Their blood answers to their feet, Pro 1:16, and belongs to the same persons.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they lay wait for their own blood,.... While…
And they lay wait for their own blood,.... While they lie in wait for the blood of others, they lie in wait for their own; and when they shed the blood of innocent persons, it in the issue comes upon their own heads, and is the cause of their own blood being shed; vengeance pursues them, and justice will not suffer them to live;
they lurk privily for their own lives: while they are lurking in secret places to take away, the lives of others, they are laying snares for their own souls; and the consequence of it will be, that they will be brought to a shameful and untimely end here, or, however, to everlasting ruin and destruction hereafter.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Their own blood - The destruction which they design…
Their own blood - The destruction which they design to others, fall upon themselves.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 18. They lay wait for their own blood]…
Verse 18. They lay wait for their own blood] I believe it is the innocent who are spoken of here, for whose blood and lives these lay wait and lurk privily; certainly not their own, by any mode of construction.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Pro 1:18-19. And they lay wait, &c. — Assure…
Pro 1:18-19. And they lay wait, &c. — Assure thyself, such men are working their own ruin, and, as it were, lying in wait for themselves, when they lie in wait to take away the lives of others; for, in the end, they shall not escape the hand of justice, but be overtaken and suffer, either by a special vengeance of God, or by human punishment, what they have deserved. Let the young and unexperienced, who are entering into the paths of the world, treasure up this in their memories; let them write it on the table of their hearts; and, whenever they are solicited by any of their companions to do what their own conscience tells them is evil, let them not hesitate to bid such persons adieu that moment, for they spread snares for their destruction. So are the ways — The actions and courses; of every one that is greedy of gain — That seeks gain by unrighteous and wicked practices; which taketh away, &c. — Which greediness, or, rather, which gain, taketh away the life of the owners thereof — Brings sudden and certain destruction upon those who had made themselves masters and possessors of it.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) And they lay wait.—Yet they cannot see that…
(18) And they lay wait.—Yet they cannot see that in truth they are laying wait, not for the innocent, but for themselves, as God will deliver him, and bring the mischief they designed for him upon their own head.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And they lay wait for their own blood, etc.…
And they lay wait for their own blood, etc. The third reason or argument why the teacher"s warning should be followed, drawn from the destruction which overtakes the sinners themselves. "Lay wait," and "lurk privily," as in ver. 11, from which this verse is evidently borrowed. They propose, as they say, to lay wait for the blood of others; but it is, says the teacher, for their own blood. (l"dhammam), contra sanguinem suum; they lurk privily. as they say, for the innocent, but in reality it is for their own lives; (l"naph"shotham); contra animus suas (Vulgate); or, as the LXX puts it, Autoi ganon metecontev yhsaurizousin eautoiv kata , "For they who take part in murder treasure up evils for themselves;" that is, they am bringing a heavier and surer destruction upon themselves than they can ever inflict upon others (Wardlaw). The LXX adds, at the close of the verse, H de katastrofh andrwn paranomwn kakh , "And the overthrowing or destruction of transgressors is wrest, or evil." The Arabic Version has a similar addition.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 These men lie in wait for their own blood—they…
These men lie in wait for their own blood—they set an ambush for their own lives
This finishes the comparison started in Proverbs 1:17. The men destroying themselves by doing sinful things is spoken of as if they set a trap and kill themselves. AT: "But these men are more foolish than the birds. They kill themselves with their own traps" (See: Metaphor)
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These men lie in wait for their own blood
To lie in wait is to hide, ready to do something wicked. AT: "It is as if they are looking for an opportunity to kill themselves" or "They themselves will be killed because they try to kill others"
their own blood
Here "blood" is a metonym for a violent death. AT: "to kill themselves violently"
they set an ambush for their own lives
Here "their own lives" is a metonym for themselves. AT: "it is as if they are the ones who are waiting to suddenly attack and kill them"
So are the ways of everyone
A person's fate or destiny is spoken of as if it were a road a person walks on. AT: "This is what happens to everyone" (See: Metaphor)
unjust gain takes away the lives of those who hold on to it
A person destroying themselves by trying to gain wealth through violence, theft, and deceit is spoken of as if the unjust gains will kill those who take it. AT: "it is like the unjust gains will destroy those who hold on to it" (See: Metaphor)
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