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Proverbs 1:12

World English Bible

Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol,
and whole, like those who go down into the pit.

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Proverbs 1:12 in other translations

Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

Proverbs 1:12 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 1:12 in context

  1. 10My son, if sinners entice you,
    don’t consent.
  2. 11If they say, “Come with us.
    Let’s lay in wait for blood.
    Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
  3. 12Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol,
    and whole, like those who go down into the pit.
  4. 13We’ll find all valuable wealth.
    We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
  5. 14You shall cast your lot among us.
    We’ll all have one purse.”