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Proverbs 1:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

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Let's kill him and throw him into a pit and say that some wild animal ate him. Then we'll see what happens to those dreams.”

They are like a bird that sees the bait, but ignores the trap.

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

They can't sleep or rest until they do wrong or harm some innocent victim.

Those who are too proud or tell lies or murder,

those who make evil plans or are quick to do wrong,

You hurry off to do wrong or murder innocent victims. All you think about is sin; you leave ruin and destruction wherever you go.

If our evil deeds show how right God is, then what can we say? Is it wrong for God to become angry and punish us? What a foolish thing to ask.