Proverbs 1:10-11

My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 1

6 songs meet this passage

  • “Playin' Russian roulette with an automatic”

    Slam (Edited) · Onyx

    strains against Proverbs 1:10-11

    The boast of reckless violence stands against wisdom's warning not to let sinners entice you into bloodshed as a thrill.

  • “Where niggaz either do or they gone die”

    Lighters Up · Lil' Kim

    strains against Proverbs 1:10

    The song treats violent death as simply the cost of the block, where Proverbs warns against being drawn into the company and path of violent men.

  • “No question I would speed, for cracks and weed”

    C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) [Radio Edit] · Wu-Tang Clan

    strains against Proverbs 1:10-14

    Proverbs warns against the lure of easy gain through violence; the song shows the wreckage of following exactly that path.

  • Regulate (feat. Nate Dogg) · Warren G

    strains against Proverbs 1:10-16

    The whole narrative of banding together for theft and retaliation mirrors the warning against joining those who shed blood for gain.

  • Dance With The Devil · Immoral Technique

    resonates with Proverbs 1:10-19

    This passage warns a son against joining violent men who promise belonging through bloodshed, exactly the trap the song's character falls into.

  • “Slangin' that cocaine fool, and I'm working late tonight”

    1st of Tha Month · Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

    strains against Proverbs 1:10-19

    Proverbs warns against the enticement of easy gain through violence and theft; here, drug dealing is framed as simply 'the hustle' rather than a trap.

Elsewhere in Proverbs 1