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.
Proverbs 1:16–18
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Romans 3:14–16
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 ruin and misery lie in their wake,
Proverbs 1:10–12
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.
Psalms 64:4–6
4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. 5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. 6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and…
Isaiah 59:6–8
6 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. 7 Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoug…
Job 18:7–9
7 His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. 8 For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. 9 A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
Sirach 27:9–11
9 Birds will return to their own kind, so truth will return to those who practice it. (WEB) 10 The lion lies in wait for prey. So does sin for those who do evil. (WEB) 11 The discourse of a godly man is always wise, but the fool changes like the moon. (WEB)
Jeremiah 5:25–27
25 Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty. 26 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. 27 Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Theref…
Psalms 37:31–33
31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. 32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, 33 the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
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