Proverbs 1:18

Tree of Life Version

But they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.

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The nations sank into the pit they made. The net they hid caught their own foot.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s rage subsided.

A man tormented by the guilt of murder flees to the Pit—let no one support him.

Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.

But by your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed.

Suppose they say: “Come with us! Let’s lie in wait for blood! Let’s ambush the innocent— for no reason!

Surely it is useless to spread a net in the eyes of all winged creatures!

Steadfast righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil ends in death.

The righteousness of the blameless man makes his way straight, but the wicked man is brought down by his wickedness.