Proverbs 1:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 1:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

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KJV

King James Version

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

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WEB

World English Bible

for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 1

¹⁴ Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—

¹⁵ my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

¹⁶ For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

¹⁷ How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!

¹⁸ But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

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