Proverbs 1:11

New International Reader's Version

They might say, “Come along with us. Let’s hide and wait to kill someone who hasn’t done anything wrong. Let’s catch some harmless person in our trap.

Cross References

Psalm 17:12

They are like a hungry lion, waiting to attack. They are like a powerful lion, hiding in the bushes.

Psalm 35:7

They set a trap for me without any reason. Without any reason they dug a pit to catch me.

Psalm 56:6

They get together and hide. They watch my steps. They hope to kill me.

Proverbs 1:16

They are always in a hurry to sin. They are quick to spill someone’s blood.

Proverbs 1:18

Those who hide and wait will spill their own blood. They will be caught in their own trap.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of those who are evil hide and wait to spill people’s blood. But the speech of those who are honest saves them from traps like that.

Proverbs 24:15

Don’t hide and wait like a burglar near a godly person’s house. Don’t rob their home.

Proverbs 29:24

To help a thief is to become your own enemy. When you go to court, you won’t dare to say anything.

Proverbs 30:14

Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

Jeremiah 11:19

I had been like a gentle lamb led off to be killed. I didn’t realize they had made plans against me. They had said, “Let’s destroy the tree and its fruit. Let’s take away his life. Then his name won’t be remembered anymore.”

Jeremiah 5:26

“Jeremiah, some of my people are evil. They hide and wait just as people hide to catch birds. They set traps for people.

Micah 7:2

Faithful people have disappeared from the land. Those who are honest are gone. Everyone hides and waits to spill the blood of others. They use nets to try and trap one another.

John 15:25

This has happened so that what is written in their Law would come true. It says, ‘They hated me without any reason.’ (Psalms 35:19; 69:4)

Acts 23:15

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin must make an appeal to the commanding officer. Ask him to bring Paul to you. Pretend you want more facts about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”

Acts 25:3

They tried very hard to get Festus to have Paul taken to Jerusalem. They asked for this as a favor. They were planning to hide and attack Paul along the way. They wanted to kill him.