Proverbs 1:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But they lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ
(ye·'e·ro·vu;)
693: to lie in waita prim. root
for their own blood;לְדָמָ֣ם
(le·da·mam)
1818: blooda prim. root
They ambushיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ
(yitz·pe·nu)
6845: to hide, treasure upa prim. root
their own lives.לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃
(le·naf·sho·tam.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And they lay wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
for their own blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
they lurk privily
tsaphan  (tsaw-fan')
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
for their own lives
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.

King James Bible
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives.

International Standard Version
but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves.

NET Bible
but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they lay wait for blood and hide themselves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But these people set an ambush for their own murder. They go into hiding only to lose their lives.

King James 2000 Bible
And they lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.
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