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

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 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.

In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

‘ For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men.

If they say,“ Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit;We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil;Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse”—My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path;For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird;But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for their own lives.So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.

Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasuries to destroy the Jews.He also gave him a copy of the written decree for their destruction, which was given at Shushan, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her, and that he might command her to go in to the king to make supplication to him and plead before him for her people.So Hathach returned and told Esther the words of Mordecai.Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a command for Mordecai:“ All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days.”So they told Mordecai Esther’s words.And Mordecai told them to answer Esther:“ Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews.For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom,“ Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king.Then I will bring back all the people to you. When all return except the man whom you seek, all the people will be at peace.”And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss.”So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther,“ Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?”And Esther said,“ The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!” So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

Woe is me! For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.

And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem— while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.