From Adam to Noah

This is the written account(A) of Adam’s family line.(B)

When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.(C) He created them(D) male and female(E) and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind”[a] when they were created.

When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image;(F) and he named him Seth.(G) After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.(H)

When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father[b] of Enosh.(I) After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.(J) 10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.(K) 13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.(L) 16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.(M) 19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.(N) 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God(O) 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God;(P) then he was no more, because God took him away.(Q)

25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.(R) 26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 29 He named him Noah[c](S) and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.(T) 30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

32 After Noah was 500 years old,(U) he became the father of Shem,(V) Ham and Japheth.(W)

Wickedness in the World

When human beings began to increase in number on the earth(X) and daughters were born to them, the sons of God(Y) saw that the daughters(Z) of humans were beautiful,(AA) and they married(AB) any of them they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit(AC) will not contend with[d] humans forever,(AD) for they are mortal[e];(AE) their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”

The Nephilim(AF) were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans(AG) and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.(AH)

The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(AI) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(AJ) The Lord regretted(AK) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth(AL) the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.(AM) But Noah(AN) found favor in the eyes of the Lord.(AO)

Noah and the Flood

This is the account(AP) of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless(AQ) among the people of his time,(AR) and he walked faithfully with God.(AS) 10 Noah had three sons: Shem,(AT) Ham and Japheth.(AU)

11 Now the earth was corrupt(AV) in God’s sight and was full of violence.(AW) 12 God saw how corrupt(AX) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.(AY) 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(AZ) both them and the earth.(BA) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[f] wood;(BB) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch(BC) inside and out. 15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.[g] 16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit[h] high all around.[i] Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks. 17 I am going to bring floodwaters(BD) on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.(BE) 18 But I will establish my covenant with you,(BF) and you will enter the ark(BG)—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.(BH) 20 Two(BI) of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind(BJ) of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.(BK) 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”

22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.(BL)

The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family,(BM) because I have found you righteous(BN) in this generation. Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean(BO) animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive(BP) throughout the earth. Seven days from now I will send rain(BQ) on the earth(BR) for forty days(BS) and forty nights,(BT) and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.(BU)

And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.(BV)

Noah was six hundred years old(BW) when the floodwaters came on the earth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark(BX) to escape the waters of the flood. Pairs of clean and unclean(BY) animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground, male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.(BZ) 10 And after the seven days(CA) the floodwaters came on the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life,(CB) on the seventeenth day of the second month(CC)—on that day all the springs of the great deep(CD) burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens(CE) were opened. 12 And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.(CF)

13 On that very day Noah and his sons,(CG) Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.(CH) 14 They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind,(CI) everything with wings. 15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.(CJ) 16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah.(CK) Then the Lord shut him in.

17 For forty days(CL) the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. 18 The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. 19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.(CM) 20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.[j][k] (CN) 21 Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.(CO) 22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life(CP) in its nostrils died. 23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth.(CQ) Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.(CR)

24 The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.(CS)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 5:2 Hebrew adam
  2. Genesis 5:6 Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 7-26.
  3. Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.
  4. Genesis 6:3 Or My spirit will not remain in
  5. Genesis 6:3 Or corrupt
  6. Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  7. Genesis 6:15 That is, about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 135 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters high
  8. Genesis 6:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  9. Genesis 6:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
  10. Genesis 7:20 That is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters
  11. Genesis 7:20 Or rose more than fifteen cubits, and the mountains were covered

The Family of Adam(A)

This is the book of the (B)genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in (C)the likeness of God. He created them (D)male and female, and (E)blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son (F)in his own likeness, after his image, and (G)named him Seth. After he begot Seth, (H)the days of Adam were eight hundred years; (I)and he had sons and daughters. So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; (J)and he died.

Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot (K)Enosh. After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.

Enosh lived ninety years, and begot [a]Cainan. 10 After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters. 11 So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.

12 Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. 13 After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters. 14 So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.

15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. 16 After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters. 17 So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.

18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot (L)Enoch. 19 After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.

21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. 22 After he begot Methuselah, Enoch (M)walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 And (N)Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God (O)took him.

25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26 After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. 27 So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.

28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. 29 And he called his name (P)Noah,[b] saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground (Q)which the Lord has cursed.” 30 After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.

32 And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot (R)Shem, Ham, (S)and Japheth.

The Wickedness and Judgment of Man

Now it came to pass, (T)when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they (U)took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

And the Lord said, (V)“My Spirit shall not (W)strive[c] with man forever, (X)for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” There were [d]giants on the earth in those (Y)days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

Then [e]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (Z)intent[f] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [g]continually. And (AA)the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and (AB)He was grieved in His (AC)heart. So the Lord said, “I will (AD)destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” But Noah (AE)found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Noah Pleases God

This is the genealogy of Noah. (AF)Noah was a just man, [h]perfect in his generations. Noah (AG)walked with God. 10 And Noah begot three sons: (AH)Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The earth also was corrupt (AI)before God, and the earth was (AJ)filled with violence. 12 So God (AK)looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for (AL)all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

The Ark Prepared(AM)

13 And God said to Noah, (AN)“The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; (AO)and behold, (AP)I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make [i]rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred [j]cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 (AQ)And behold, I Myself am bringing (AR)floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall (AS)die. 18 But I will establish My (AT)covenant with you; and (AU)you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring (AV)two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind (AW)will come to you to keep them alive. 21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.”

22 (AX)Thus Noah did; (AY)according to all that (AZ)God commanded him, so he did.

The Great Flood(BA)

Then the (BB)Lord said to Noah, (BC)“Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that (BD)you are righteous before Me in this generation. You shall take with you seven each of every (BE)clean animal, a male and his female; (BF)two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep [k]the species alive on the face of all the earth. For after (BG)seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth (BH)forty days and forty nights, and I will [l]destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” (BI)And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. Noah was (BJ)six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.

(BK)So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on (BL)that day all (BM)the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the (BN)windows of heaven were opened. 12 (BO)And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 On the very same day Noah and Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark— 14 (BP)they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every (BQ)sort. 15 And they (BR)went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. 16 So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in (BS)as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

17 (BT)Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, (BU)and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. 21 (BV)And all flesh died that moved on [m]the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. 22 All in (BW)whose nostrils was the breath [n]of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died. 23 So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only (BX)Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive. 24 (BY)And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 5:9 Heb. Qenan
  2. Genesis 5:29 Lit. Rest
  3. Genesis 6:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. abide
  4. Genesis 6:4 Heb. nephilim, fallen or mighty ones
  5. Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
  6. Genesis 6:5 thought
  7. Genesis 6:5 all the day
  8. Genesis 6:9 blameless or having integrity
  9. Genesis 6:14 Lit. compartments or nests
  10. Genesis 6:15 A cubit is about 18 inches.
  11. Genesis 7:3 Lit. seed
  12. Genesis 7:4 Lit. blot out
  13. Genesis 7:21 the land
  14. Genesis 7:22 LXX, Vg. omit of the spirit

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(A) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(B) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(C) And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(D) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(E)

11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(F) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(G) and fire.(H) 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(I)

The Baptism of Jesus(J)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(K) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(L) and he saw the Spirit of God(M) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(N) said, “This is my Son,(O) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(P)

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(Q)

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[c](R) by the devil.(S) After fasting forty days and forty nights,(T) he was hungry. The tempter(U) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,(V) tell these stones to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[d](W)

Then the devil took him to the holy city(X) and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,”(Y) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[e](Z)

Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[f](AA)

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(AB) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[g](AC)

11 Then the devil left him,(AD) and angels came and attended him.(AE)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
  4. Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  5. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
  6. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16
  7. Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (A)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (B)the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, (C)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. (D)Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 (E)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (F)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire. 12 (G)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will (H)burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

John Baptizes Jesus(I)

13 (J)Then Jesus came (K)from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

16 (L)When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and [b]He saw (M)the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 (N)And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, (O)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Satan Tempts Jesus(P)

Then (Q)Jesus was led up by (R)the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

But He answered and said, “It is written, (S)‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’

Then the devil took Him up (T)into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

(U)‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’

and,

(V)‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’

Jesus said to him, “It is written again, (W)‘You shall not [c]tempt the Lord your God.’

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and (X)showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

10 Then Jesus said to him, [d]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, (Y)‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’

11 Then the devil (Z)left Him, and behold, (AA)angels came and ministered to Him.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire
  2. Matthew 3:16 Or he
  3. Matthew 4:7 test
  4. Matthew 4:10 M Get behind Me

Psalm 3[a]

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.(A)

Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!
Many are saying of me,
    “God will not deliver him.(B)[b]

But you, Lord, are a shield(C) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(D)
I call out to the Lord,(E)
    and he answers me from his holy mountain.(F)

I lie down and sleep;(G)
    I wake again,(H) because the Lord sustains me.
I will not fear(I) though tens of thousands
    assail me on every side.(J)

Arise,(K) Lord!
    Deliver me,(L) my God!
Strike(M) all my enemies on the jaw;
    break the teeth(N) of the wicked.

From the Lord comes deliverance.(O)
    May your blessing(P) be on your people.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
  2. Psalm 3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.

The Lord Helps His Troubled People

A Psalm of David (A)when he fled from Absalom his son.

Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!
Many are they who rise up against me.
Many are they who say of me,
There is no help for him in God.” Selah

But You, O Lord, are (B)a shield [a]for me,
My glory and (C)the One who lifts up my head.
I cried to the Lord with my voice,
And (D)He heard me from His (E)holy hill. Selah

(F)I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
(G)I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me all around.

Arise, O Lord;
Save me, O my God!
(H)For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;
You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
(I)Salvation belongs to the Lord.
Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3:3 Lit. around

10 My son, if sinful men entice(A) you,
    do not give in(B) to them.(C)
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait(D) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow(E) them alive, like the grave,
    and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(F)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
    and fill our houses with plunder;
14 cast lots with us;
    we will all share the loot(G)”—
15 my son, do not go along with them,
    do not set foot(H) on their paths;(I)
16 for their feet rush into evil,(J)
    they are swift to shed blood.(K)
17 How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(L) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(M)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.(N)

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10 My son, if sinners entice you,
(A)Do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us (B)lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like [a]Sheol,
And whole, (C)like those who go down to the Pit;
13 We shall find all kinds of precious [b]possessions,
We shall fill our houses with [c]spoil;
14 Cast in your lot among us,
Let us all have one purse”—
15 My son, (D)do not walk in the way with them,
(E)Keep your foot from their path;
16 (F)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in [d]vain the net is spread
In the sight of any [e]bird;
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 (G)So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
  2. Proverbs 1:13 Lit. wealth
  3. Proverbs 1:13 plunder
  4. Proverbs 1:17 futility
  5. Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing