The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

恶人的言论是埋伏流人的血；正直人的口必拯救人。

恶人的言论埋伏流人的血；正直人的口却拯救人。

恶人的言论埋伏流人的血；正直人的口却拯救人。

恶人的言语暗藏杀机，正直人的口拯救生命。

恶人的言语埋伏着，等待要流人的血，正直人的口能拯救人。

恶人的话语，埋伏着要杀人流血；正直人的口，将解救自己。

惡人的言論是埋伏流人的血；正直人的口必拯救人。

惡人的言論埋伏流人的血；正直人的口卻拯救人。

惡人的言論埋伏流人的血；正直人的口卻拯救人。

惡人的言語暗藏殺機，正直人的口拯救生命。

惡人的言語埋伏著，等待要流人的血，正直人的口能拯救人。

惡人的話埋伏着要流人的血；正直人的口能援救人。

惡人的話語，埋伏著要殺人流血；正直人的口，將解救自己。

惡者所言、無非潛伏流血、正人之口、必救其人、

惡者語人以殺戮之事、義者勸人以拯救之道。

邪惡人之出言、乃暗害人命、正直人之議論、乃以拯救人、

The words of those who are evil hide and wait to spill people’s blood. But the speech of those who are honest saves them from traps like that.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.

The words of the wicked are,“ Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The words of the wicked[ are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

“ Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people.

If they say,“ Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.

Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”

Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the king’s presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said.Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai,“ All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.”When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai,he sent back this answer:“ Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape.For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

Ahithophel said to Absalom,“ I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the kingand bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed.”This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.

For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.”King Xerxes asked Queen Esther,“ Who is he? Where is he— the man who has dared to do such a thing?”Esther said,“ An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave.The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets.

The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.