Proverbs 1:11-12

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.

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

7 songs meet this passage

  • “So dead that nigga, I will pay for the casket”

    Throw It In the Bag (feat. The-Dream) · Fabolous

    strains against Proverbs 1:11-12

    A flippant threat of violence tossed into a boast about money reflects exactly the careless bloodshed Proverbs warns against.

  • “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.

  • 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.

  • Ghetto Cowboy · Mo Thugs

    strains against Proverbs 1:10-19

    The whole narrative mirrors the warning against being lured into gangs that promise easy spoil through violence, which Proverbs says ultimately costs the perpetrators their own lives.

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