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Proverbs 1:18-21 in English

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Proverbs 1:18-21 in American Standard Version (1901)

18 And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:
Proverbs 1 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

18 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
Proverbs 1 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 1:18-21 in King James Version + Apocrypha

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Proverbs 1 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 1:18-21 in King James (Authorized) Version

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Proverbs 1 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 1:18-21 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

18 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
Proverbs 1 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 1:18-21 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

18 And these lay wait for their own blood, they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse; at the entering in of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:
PROVERBS 1 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Translation for Translators

18 But those wicked people are not like the birds, because they do not realize that when they prepare to ambush someone to kill him, they will be killed themselves!
19 That is what happens to people who eagerly try to get things by violently attacking others. They will only destroy themselves!
20 Wisdom PRS shouts to people in the streets, and calls out to people in the ◄plazas/town squares►.
21 Wisdom calls out in noisy places, and at the entrances to cities.
Proverbs 1 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 1:18-21 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

18 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
Proverbs 1 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 1:18-21 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 1 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 1:18-21 in World English Bible (Catholic)

18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 1 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 1:18-21 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 1 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Bible in Basic English

18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;
21 Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:
Proverbs 1 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Darby Translation

18 And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.
20 Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;
21 she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:
Proverbs 1 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Douay-Rheims 1899

18 And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.
19 So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.
20 Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying:
Proverbs 1 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Free Bible Version

18 However, these evil people hide ready to kill others, but they themselves are the victims. They're only ambushing themselves!
19 This is what happens to you if you try to become rich through crime—it kills you!
20 Wisdom calls out in the streets; she shouts aloud in the squares.
21 She cries out at busy corners; she explains her message at the town gates:
Proverbs 1 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Geneva Bible 1599

18 So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.
19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.
21 She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,
Proverbs 1 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 1:18-21 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

18 And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21 She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:
Proverbs 1 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 1:18-21 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; Which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth without; She uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: In the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Proverbs 1 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

18 While they lie in wait for their own blood; they watch in concealment for their own lives.
19 So are the paths of every one that is greedy after unlawful gain; it taketh away the life of those that own it.
20 Wisdom crieth loudly without; in the public places she uttereth her voice;
21 At the corner of noisy streets she calleth, at the entrances of gates; in the city she sayeth her speeches:
Proverbs 1 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

18 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; And the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; For by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Wisdom sings aloud in passages, And in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, And sits by the gates of princes; And at the gates of the city boldly says,
Proverbs 1 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 1:18-21 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 1:18-21 in George Noyes Bible

18 So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.
20 Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;
21 At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud; At the entrances of the gates, throughout the city, she proclaimeth her words saying:
Proverbs 1 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 1:18-21 in One Unity Resource Bible

18 but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs [Sayings] 1 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Unlocked Literal Bible

18 These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who gains riches by injustice; unjust gain takes away the lives of those who hold on to it.
20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the open places;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, at the entrance of the city gates she speaks,
Proverbs 1 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 1:18-21 in World English Bible

18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 1 in World English Bible

Proverbs 1:18-21 in World English Bible British Edition

18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 1 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Noah Webster Bible

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; who taketh away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying ,
Proverbs 1 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 1:18-21 in World Messianic Bible

18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 1 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 1:18-21 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
Proverbs 1 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

18 Also they set ambush against their own blood; and make ready frauds, or guiles, against their own souls.
19 So the paths of each avaricious man ravish, or take away, the souls of them that wield.
20 Wisdom preacheth withoutforth; in streets it giveth his voice.
21 It crieth oft in the head of companies; in the leaves of the gates of the city it bringeth forth his words, and saith,

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

18 Also they set ambush against their own blood; and make ready frauds, or guiles, against their (own) souls.
19 So the paths of each avaricious man ravish, or take away, the souls of them that wield (them).
20 Wisdom preacheth withoutforth; in streets it giveth his voice. (Wisdom preacheth outside; yea, it raiseth up its voice in the streets.)
21 It crieth oft in the head of companies; in the leaves of the gates of the city it bringeth forth his words, and saith, (It crieth often at the tops of the streets; and at the leaves of the gates of the city, it bringeth forth its words, and saith,)

Proverbs 1:18-21 in Young's Literal Translation

18 And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
20 Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,
21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith: