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Proverbs 1:11

World English Bible

If they say, “Come with us.
Let’s lay in wait for blood.
Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

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Proverbs 1:11 in other translations

If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

Proverbs 1:11 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 1:11 in context

  1. 9for they will be a garland to grace your head,
    and chains around your neck.
  2. 10My son, if sinners entice you,
    don’t consent.
  3. 11If they say, “Come with us.
    Let’s lay in wait for blood.
    Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
  4. 12Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol,
    and whole, like those who go down into the pit.
  5. 13We’ll find all valuable wealth.
    We’ll fill our houses with plunder.