Proverbs 1:12
The Scripture
(12) Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the preacher warns that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that those who delight in the Lord will prosper. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the wayward, showing that knowledge of God leads to life while ignorance leads to death.
Read the full chapter and its overview →Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 35:25Psalms 56:1Psalms 56:2Psalms 57:3Psalms 124:3Jeremiah 51:34Lamentations 2:5Lamentations 2:16Micah 3:2Micah 3:3Psalms 5:9Romans 3:13
Related verses (shared words)