Proverbs 1:16

The Passion Translation

For crime is their way of life and bloodshed their specialty.

Cross References

Genesis 37:20

Let’s kill him and throw his body into one of these dry wells. We can say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”

Proverbs 1:17

To be aware of their snare is the best way of escape.

Proverbs 12:6

The wicked use their words to ambush and accuse, but the lovers of God speak to defend and protect.

Proverbs 4:16

For troublemakers are restless if they are not involved in evil. They are not satisfied until they have brought someone harm.

Proverbs 6:17

Putting others down while considering yourself superior, spreading lies and rumors, spilling the blood of the innocent,

Proverbs 6:18

plotting evil in your heart toward another, gloating over doing what’s plainly wrong,

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet eagerly run after evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their imaginations are filled with evil; destruction and desolation litter their paths.

Romans 3:5

But what if our wrong shows how right God is? Doesn’t our bad serve the purpose of making God look good? (Of course, I’m only speaking from a human viewpoint.) Would that infer that God is unfair when he displays his anger against wrongdoing?