Proverbs 1:16

Easy To Read Version

Those bad people race to do bad things. They are in a hurry to kill someone!

Cross References

Genesis 37:20

We should kill him now while we can. We can throw his body into one of the empty wells. We can tell our father that a wild animal killed him. Then we will show him that his dreams are useless.”

Proverbs 1:17

People spread out nets to catch birds. But it is useless to set the trap while the birds are watching.

Proverbs 12:6

Evil people use their words to hurt other people. But the words of a good person can save people from danger.

Proverbs 4:16

Bad people can’t sleep until they do something wrong. Those people can’t sleep until they hurt some other person.

Proverbs 6:17

eyes that show a man is proud,\par tongues that tells lies,\par hands that kill innocent people,\par

Proverbs 6:18

hearts that plan bad things to do,\par feet that run to do evil things,\par

Isaiah 59:7

Those people use their feet to run to evil. They hurry to kill people that have done nothing wrong. They think evil thoughts. Rioting and stealing is their way of living.

Romans 3:5

When we do wrong, that shows more clearly that God is right. So can we say that God does wrong when he punishes us? (I am using an idea that some people might have.)

1 Samuel 19:10

Saul tried to throw his spear into David’s body and pin him to the wall. But David jumped out of the way. The spear missed David and stuck in the wall. That night, David ran away.