Proverbs 1:11

Contemporary English Version 1995

when they say, “Come on! Let's gang up and kill somebody, just for the fun of it!

Cross References

Jeremiah 5:26

A hunter traps birds and puts them in a cage, but some of you trap humans and make them your slaves.

Proverbs 1:18

They gang up to murder someone, but they are the victims.

Proverbs 12:6

Bad advice is a deadly trap, but good advice is like a shield.

Acts 25:3

if he would be willing to bring Paul to Jerusalem. They begged him to do this because they were planning to attack and kill Paul on the way.

Acts 23:15

You and everyone in the council must go to the commander and pretend that you want to find out more about the charges against Paul. Ask for him to be brought before your court. Meanwhile, we will be waiting to kill him before he gets there.”

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Jeremiah 11:19

But then the Lord told me that they had planned to chop me down like a tree— fruit and all— so that no one would ever remember me again.

Proverbs 30:14

others are so greedy that they gobble up the poor and homeless.

Proverbs 1:16

They are in a big hurry to commit some crime, perhaps even murder.

Psalm 56:6

They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me.

Psalm 35:7

I did them no harm, but they hid a net to trap me, and they dug a deep pit to catch and kill me.

Psalm 17:12

They are like hungry lions hunting for food, or like young lions hiding in ambush.

John 15:25

This is why the Scriptures are true when they say, “People hated me for no reason.”

Proverbs 24:15

Don't be a cruel person who attacks good people and hurts their families.

Proverbs 29:24

If you take part in a crime you are your worst enemy, because even under oath you can't tell the truth.