Proverbs 1:12

New International Reader's Version

Let’s swallow them alive, as the grave does. Let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down into the pit.

Cross References

Psalm 124:3

Suppose he had not been on our side when their burning anger blazed out against us. Then they would have swallowed us alive.

Psalm 143:7

Lord, answer me quickly. I’m growing weak. Don’t turn your face away from me, or I will be like those who go down into the grave.

Psalm 28:1

Lord, my Rock, I call out to you. Pay attention to me. If you remain silent, I will die. I will be like those who go down into the grave.

Psalm 35:25

Don’t let them think, “That’s exactly what we wanted!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”

Psalm 5:9

Not a word from their mouths can be trusted. Their hearts are filled with a desire to hurt others. Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.

Psalm 57:3

He answers from heaven and saves me. He puts to shame those who chase me. He shows his love and that he is faithful.

Proverbs 1:13

We’ll get all kinds of valuable things. We’ll fill our houses with what we steal.

Jeremiah 51:34

The people of Jerusalem say, “Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has destroyed us. He has thrown us into a panic. He has emptied us out like a jar. Like a snake he has swallowed us up. He has filled his stomach with our rich food. Then he has spit us out of his mouth.”

Lamentations 2:16

All your enemies open their mouths wide against you. They laugh at you and grind their teeth. They say, “We have swallowed up Jerusalem’s people. This is the day we’ve waited for. And we’ve lived to see it.”

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord was like an enemy. He swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all of its palaces. He destroyed its forts. He filled the people of Judah with sorrow and sadness.

Numbers 26:10

The ground opened its mouth. It swallowed them up along with Korah. The followers of Korah died when fire burned up 250 men. Their deaths were a warning to the rest of Israel.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.” (Psalm 5:9) “The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.” (Psalm 140:3)