Proverbs 1:13

¹¹ If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

¹² let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.

We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.

¹⁴ Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—

¹⁵ my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
KJV: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
WEB: We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
ASV: We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;
DARBY: we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
BLB: all precious wealth we will find, we will fill our houses with plunder;

ÅB: vi vil finne alle slags kostelig gods, fylle våre hus med rov;
OTB: Vi skal finne alle slags kostbare varer,
vi skal fylle våre hus med bytte;
B1930: vi vil finne alle slags kostelig gods, fylle våre hus med rov;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Timothy 6:9–10
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
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Luke 12:15
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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Job 24:2–3
Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.
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Nahum 2:12
The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
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Isaiah 10:13–14
For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
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Haggai 2:9
The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”
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Proverbs 1:19
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
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Revelation 18:9–16
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
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