New International Version NIV
New International Version NIV
15 my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
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my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16 for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
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for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
17 How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
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These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.