Proverbs 1:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.”Proverbs 1:16
What Does Proverbs 1:16 Mean?
Proverbs 1:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 1, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 1:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood:”Proverbs 6:18“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”Isaiah 59:7“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.”Proverbs 19:2“Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.”Proverbs 4:16“For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.”Proverbs 11:19“As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.”Exodus 1:22“And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.”Acts 23:15“Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.”Romans 3:5“But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)”Numbers 22:40“And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.”2 Samuel 17:1“Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:”John 13:27“And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.”Genesis 27:41“And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.”Genesis 37:20“Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.”1 Samuel 23:14“And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.”1 Samuel 23:23“See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.”Esther 3:15“The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.”Psalms 26:10“In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.”Psalms 59:4“They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.”Psalms 94:21“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”
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