Proverbs 1:18
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.
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- Psalms 9:16Rank 1 from verse 18
- Esther 7:10Rank 2 from verse 18
- Proverbs 28:17Rank 3 from verse 18
- Proverbs 5:22–23Rank 4 from verse 18
22¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
22¶ †His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the coards of his sinnes.
23He shall die without instruction, and in the greatnesse of his folly he shal goe astray.
- Psalms 7:14–16Rank 5 from verse 18
14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
14*Behold, he trauelleth with iniquitie, and hath conceiued mischiefe, and brought forth falshood.
15†*He made a pit and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, and his violent dealing shall come downe vpon his owne pate.
- Matthew 27:4–5Rank 6 from verse 18
4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
4Saying, I haue sinned, in that I haue betraied the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to vs? see thou to that.
5And hee cast downe the pieces of siluer in the Temple, *and departed, and went and hanged himselfe.
- Psalms 55:23Rank 7 from verse 18
23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
23††But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee.
- Proverbs 9:17–18Rank 8 from verse 18
17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
17†Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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Proverbs 1:18
Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To hide or remain concealed while watching or waiting.
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Secretly, privately, covertly, without public notice, or in a concealed manner.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: States or periods of living. Sense 2: Remains alive or conducts one's life.
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17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
17Surely in vaine the net is spread †in the sight of any bird.
18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
18And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.
Selected passage19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
19So are the waies of euery one that is greedie of gaine: which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.