Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
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Verse 12 is found in chapter 1 of Proverbs. The first concrete instruction warns against the seduction of sinners who offer gains obtained through violence and complicity. The father’s voice urges the listener not to participate in a community built around exploiting others. The image of sharing one purse and pursuing the same profit shows how greed can become a social bond, while the path of the violent ultimately destroys them.
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Compare Proverbs 1:12 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
wir wollen sie lebendig verschlingen wie die Hölle und die Frommen wie die, so hinunter in die Grube fahren;
Los tragaremos vivos como el sepulcro, Y enteros, como los que caen en sima;
Engloutissons-les tout vifs, comme le séjour des morts, Et tout entiers, comme ceux qui descendent dans la fosse;
Tranghiottiamoli tutti vivi, come il sepolcro; E tutti intieri, a guisa di quelli che scendono nella fossa;
Traguemo-los vivos, como a sepultura; e inteiros, como os que descem à cova;
我們好像陰間,把他們活活吞下, 囫圇吞下,如吞下那下到地府的人;
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