Proverbs 1:16

New American Bible - revised edition

[For their feet run to evil, they hasten to shed blood.]

Cross References

Genesis 37:20

Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns here; we could say that a wild beast devoured him. We will see then what comes of his dreams.”

Proverbs 1:17

In vain a net is spread right under the eyes of any bird—

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright saves them.

Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot rest unless they have done evil; if they do not trip anyone they lose sleep.

Proverbs 6:17

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 6:18

A heart that plots wicked schemes, feet that are quick to run to evil,

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they hasten to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness, violence and destruction are on their highways.

Romans 3:5

But if our wickedness provides proof of God’s righteousness, what can we say? Is God unjust, humanly speaking, to inflict his wrath?

1 Samuel 19:10

Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but David eluded Saul, and the spear struck only the wall, while David got away safely.