Proverbs 1:18

18 Those who hide and wait will spill their own blood. They will be caught in their own trap.

Proverbs 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:18

And they lay wait for their [own] blood
While they lie in wait for the blood of others, they lie in wait for their own; and when they shed the blood of innocent persons, it in the issue comes upon their own heads, and is the cause of their own blood being shed; vengeance pursues them, and justice will not suffer them to live; they lurk privily for their [own] lives:
while they are lurking in secret places to take away, the lives of others, they are laying snares for their own souls; and the consequence of it will be, that they will be brought to a shameful and untimely end here, or, however, to everlasting ruin and destruction hereafter.

Proverbs 1:18 In-Context

16 They are always in a hurry to sin. They are quick to spill someone's blood.

17 How useless it is to spread a net while all the birds are watching!

18 Those who hide and wait will spill their own blood. They will be caught in their own trap.

19 That's what happens to everyone who goes after money in the wrong way. That kind of money takes away the lives of those who get it.

20 Wisdom calls out in the street. She raises her voice in public places.