Proverbs 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.”
Proverbs 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.”
Proverbs 1:18 — World English Bible
Proverbs 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.”
Proverbs 1:18 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.”
Proverbs 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.”
Proverbs 1:18 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.”
Proverbs 1:18 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 1:18 in Context — Proverbs 1
16 Porque sus pies correrán al mal, é irán presurosos á derramar sangre.
17 Porque en vano se tenderá la red ante los ojos de toda ave;
18 Mas ellos á su propia sangre ponen asechanzas, y á sus almas tienden lazo.
19 Tales son las sendas de todo el que es dado á la codicia, [la cual] prenderá el alma de sus poseedores.
20 La sabiduría clama de fuera, da su voz en las plazas:
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What Does Proverbs 1:18 Mean?
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