Proverbs 1:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”

Proverbs 1:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 1:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 1:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.”

Proverbs 1:11 — World English Bible

Proverbs 1:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause; ”

Proverbs 1:11 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 1:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,”

Proverbs 1:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 1:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; ”

Proverbs 1:11 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 1:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:”

Proverbs 1:11 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 1:11 in Context — Proverbs 1

9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

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What Does Proverbs 1:11 Mean?

Proverbs 1:11 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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