Proverbios 1:18

18 Mas ellos á su propia sangre ponen asechanzas, Y á sus almas tienden lazo.

Proverbios 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.

Proverbios 1:18 In-Context

16 Porque sus pies correrán al mal, E irán presurosos á derramar sangre.

17 Porque en vano se tenderá la red Ante los ojos de toda ave;

18 Mas ellos á su propia sangre ponen asechanzas, Y á sus almas tienden lazo.

19 Tales son las sendas de todo el que es dado á la codicia, La cual prenderá el alma de sus poseedores.

20 La sabiduría clama de fuera, Da su voz en las plazas: