Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 1:11
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Berean Standard Bible
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
King James Version
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
World English Bible
If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
American Standard Version
If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 1
9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
12 let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
13 We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
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