Proverbs 1:18

18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!

Proverbs 1:18 in Other Translations

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.

18 But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.

18 Yet that's what these people are doing - they're doing themselves in.

18 but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives.

Proverbs 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:18

And they lay wait for their [own] blood
While they lie in wait for the blood of others, they lie in wait for their own; and when they shed the blood of innocent persons, it in the issue comes upon their own heads, and is the cause of their own blood being shed; vengeance pursues them, and justice will not suffer them to live; they lurk privily for their [own] lives:
while they are lurking in secret places to take away, the lives of others, they are laying snares for their own souls; and the consequence of it will be, that they will be brought to a shameful and untimely end here, or, however, to everlasting ruin and destruction hereafter.

Proverbs 1:18 In-Context

16 for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.

17 How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!

18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!

19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.

20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 71:10
• 2. S ver 11-12