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Proverbs 1:12 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 1 · verse 12
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:Proverbs 1:12 · King James Version
Proverbs 1:12 in context
10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- alivechayaliveH2416 →
- graveshᵉʼôwlHades or the world of the dead , including its accessories and inmatesH7585 →
- wholetâmîymentireH8549 →
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Here Solomon gives another general rule to young people, in order to their finding out, and keeping in, the paths of wisdom, and that is to take heed of the snare of bad company. David's psalms begin with this caution, and so do Solomon's proverbs;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19