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 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
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What Does Proverbs 1:18 Mean?
Proverbs 1:18 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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