Proverbs 1:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

Cross References

Genesis 37:20

Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

Proverbs 1:17

Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

Proverbs 12:6

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

Proverbs 4:16

For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.

Proverbs 6:17

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

Proverbs 6:18

A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet go quickly to evil, and they take delight in the death of the upright; their thoughts are thoughts of sin; wasting and destruction are in their ways.

Romans 3:5

But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry as men may say?

1 Samuel 19:10

And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away.