Proverbs 1:18  (1611 King James Bible)

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And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.

- 1611 King James Bible

Other Translations of Proverbs 1:18

And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')

And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
- Basic English Bible

And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
- Darby Bible

And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.
- Douay Rheims Bible

And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
- Webster's Bible

but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
- World English Bible

And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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View Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 1:18

1:18 Their own blood - The destruction which they design to others, fall upon themselves.



Katherine's comment on 2010-07-27 12:31:19:

In the end, they receive their just reward. As Isaiah 3:11 says, “Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.”

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