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Proverbs 1:16

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 1:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Pro 4:16, Pro 6:18; Isa 59:7; Rom 3:5 Proverbs 1:17”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The first argument to enforce the warning: For their feet run to the evil, And hasten to shed blood. That this is their object they make no secret ( Pro 1:11.); but why is it that such an object as this should furnish no ground of warning against them, especially as on this beginning the stamp of that which is morally blamable is here impressed with לרע? Besides, this circular movement of the thoughts is quite after the manner of this poet; and that Pro 1:16 is his style, Pro 6:18 shows. The want of this distich ( Pro 1:16 = Rom 3:15) in lxx B. א. weighs heavier certainly than the presence of it in lxx A. (Procop., Syro-Hezap.), since the translation is not independent, but is transferred…”
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