Proverbs 1:10-16

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, let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder. Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse” — my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path. For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

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

11 songs meet this passage

  • 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.

  • “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.

  • “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.

  • “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.

  • 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.

  • “I'm buryin' you bastards”

    Player's Anthem · Junior M.A.F.I.A.

    strains against Proverbs 1:15-16

    Scripture warns against walking in the path of those eager to shed blood; this song instead boasts in that very path.

  • “Rather do the killin' than the stick up juxs”

    Get Money · Junior M.A.F.I.A.

    strains against Proverbs 1:15-16

    The glorification of violence as a lifestyle stands opposed to the wisdom literature's warning against feet that run to shed blood.

  • “Just shot at a black man and took his shoes”

    Syrup · Slump Ak

    strains against Proverbs 1:16

    The song opens with casual violence for robbery, exactly the swift-footed harm Proverbs warns against pursuing.

  • “Pistols all in the kitchen, can't give the zip code up”

    FE!N (feat. Playboi Carti) · Travis Scott

    strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

    The casual mention of weapons and violence as part of a lifestyle contrasts with the warning that such paths ultimately take the life of those who walk them.

  • “My rap rhymes is like land mines, one step, kaboom”

    Can't You See (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) [2016 Remaster] · Total

    strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

    Boasting of violence as clever wordplay glamorizes the very path Proverbs warns leads to ruin.

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