Proverbs 1:12
“Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:”
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
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Cross-References
“Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.”
“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.”
“Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.”
“Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.”
“They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.”