Proverbs 1:16-18

56 songs meet this passage

• “Sprayin at the crowd, take it to the grave”

  Superhero (Heroes & Villains) · Metro Boomin, Future & Chris Brown

  strains against Proverbs 1:16-18

  Violence treated as a badge of status here is exactly what wisdom literature says destroys the one who pursues it.

• 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.

• “I been selling crack since like the fifth grade”

  Hot Boy · Bobby Shmurda

  strains against Proverbs 1:10-16

  Proverbs warns a young person away from exactly this path of violence and ill-gotten gain, calling it a trap, not a flex.

• “Got a .45 on him”

  Wild Ones · Jessie Murph & Jelly Roll

  strains against Proverbs 1:10-16

  The song romanticizes violent, reckless company as attractive, while this passage warns against being drawn in by those whose feet 'run to evil.'

• “To' los bandi-di- se sueltan las pistola”

  Eoo · Bad Bunny

  strains against Proverbs 1:10-16

  The glamorized gun imagery and gang bravado stand opposite the warning to avoid those whose feet rush toward violence.

• 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.

• “Stick you for your cream and your riches”

  No Time · Lil' Kim

  strains against Proverbs 1:13-16

  Scheming to take others' wealth through deception or threat is explicitly warned against here as a path to destruction, not pride.

• “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.

• “Strapped with the baby tec, baby tec B.T”

  Nothin' · N.O.R.E.

  strains against Proverbs 1:15-16

  The boasting about weapons and violence runs directly against the wisdom literature's warning to avoid the path of those eager to shed blood.

• “a semi auto pistol-a”

  Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body) [feat. Project Pat, Young D & SuperPower] · Three 6 Mafia

  strains against Proverbs 1:15-16

  The casual mention of a weapon alongside drugs and sex paints a lifestyle of recklessness that Proverbs warns against joining.

• “Kill 'em all dead bodies in the hallway”

  F****n' Problems · ASAP Rocky

  strains against Proverbs 1:15-16

  The proverb warns against walking in the path of those whose feet rush toward violence, a jarring aside in an otherwise boastful party track.

• “runnin' in houses with army guns”

  Only (feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown) · Nicki Minaj

  strains against Proverbs 1:15-16

  The casual imagery of armed home invasion glamorizes violence that Scripture warns against following.

• “Pull up in the trenches like Columbine”

  Carnival · ¥$

  strains against Proverbs 1:15-16

  Casual invocation of mass violence as a boast runs against the warning not to walk in the path of those swift to harm.

• “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.

• “Gonna blast, squeeze first, ask questions last”

  Hypnotize · The Notorious B.I.G.

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual embrace of violence as a tool of power runs directly against the proverb's warning about feet that rush to shed blood.

• “Blast right through your motherf**king roof”

  Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up · Busta Rhymes

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  Violent imagery played for excitement stands against the warning that feet quick to shed blood lead only to ruin.

• “From the dope spot, with the smoke glock, fleein' the murder scene”

  Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) · JAŸ-Z

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  Proverbs warns that feet which rush to shed blood lead to ruin; the verse is recounted here almost as a badge of survival rather than something to grieve.

• Can't Stop, Won't Stop (feat. Chingy) [Remix] · Young Gunz, featuring Chingy

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual talk of violence as a tool of business stands against Scripture's warning that feet swift to shed blood lead only to ruin.

• “I sleep with the chrome, one squeeze and you're gone”

  Get It Poppin' (feat. Nelly) · Fat Joe

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual threat of violence as a flex stands against wisdom's warning about feet quick to shed blood.

• “Chopper hitchu on the side and create a slow leak”

  U Don't Know Me · T.I.

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual boast of gun violence stands against the wisdom literature's warning that feet quick to shed blood lead only to ruin.

• “I keep a full clip and my pistol in my pants”

  Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It (feat. Peanut & Charlay) · Dem Franchize Boyz

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  Casual readiness for violence is worn as a badge of status rather than something to be feared or avoided.

• “Burner in the belt, move the kids to the hills”

  I'm On One (feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) · DJ Khaled

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual mention of weapons and danger alongside bravado reflects a life oriented toward violence rather than peace.

• “I tote a .223, two Michael Jordans, nigga”

  Believe Me (feat. Drake) · Lil Wayne

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The boast of readiness for violence runs opposite to wisdom's warning that feet rushing toward harm lead nowhere good.

• “we gon' turn this shit to Columbine”

  Broccoli · DRAM

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  Violence tossed off as a punchline or brag stands against the warning that those whose feet 'run to evil' walk a path of ruin.

• “No emotion, that's what business is”

  Sucker For Pain (with Logic, Ty Dolla $ign & X Ambassadors) · Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual mention of violence as detached 'business' echoes the proverb's warning about feet that rush to shed blood, without any of its caution.

• Fefe · 6ix9ine

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual boasting about shootings stands opposite the wisdom literature's warning that violent feet run toward their own ruin.

• “Get a nigga whacked, like you get the grass mowed”

  The London (feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott) · Young Thug

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual comparison of killing to mowing grass is the exact callousness Proverbs warns feet are quick to run toward.

• “Two big .40s and a big ass Draco”

  Blueberry Faygo · Lil Mosey

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The casual readiness for violence here stands opposite the warning that feet swift to shed blood lead only to ruin.

• “swing back with a full clip”

  Whoopty (Instrumental) · CJ

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  Violence is glamorized here as proof of toughness, the opposite of the warning against feet that rush to shed blood.

• “I gotta feed the streets, my pistol gon' bleed the streets”

  Knife Talk · Drake

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  Proverbs warns that feet quick to shed blood lead only to ruin, the opposite of the glamorized violence here.

• “The chopper like to feel on all the opps, it's a molester”

  Jimmy Cooks (feat. 21 Savage) · Drake

  strains against Proverbs 1:16

  The lyric turns violence into a punchline; Proverbs warns that feet quick to shed blood are feet running toward ruin, not glory.

• “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.

• “full clip and my pistola, Turn a jacker into a coma”

  Ridin' (feat. Krayzie Bone) · Chamillionaire

  strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

  Casual readiness for violence over turf and possessions is exactly the path Proverbs warns leads only to harm.

• “I keep them things by waist”

  This Is Why I'm Hot · Mims

  strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

  Casual mention of carrying a weapon alongside bravado sits against wisdom's warning about violence pursued for gain or image.

• U.O.E.N.O. (Remix) [feat. Future & A$AP Rocky] · Rocko

  strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

  The casual threat of violence as part of a lifestyle of gain contradicts the proverb's warning that such paths ultimately take the life of those who walk them.

• “chopper aimin' at your noggin”

  T-Shirt · Migos

  strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

  This proverb warns that those who rush toward violence and ill-gotten gain ultimately set a trap for their own lives, the opposite of the song's swagger.

• Swervin (feat. 6ix9ine) · A Boogie wit da Hoodie

  strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

  Casual readiness for lethal violence as a lifestyle marker stands against the warning that a life bent toward bloodshed ultimately consumes itself.

• “Shootout at the spot today, tomorrow, we in a new location”

  In A Minute · Lil Baby

  strains against Proverbs 1:16-19

  Describes the violent, restless life the song narrates and warns where such paths lead.

• “Start stackin', dabbled in crack, gun packin”

  Sky's the Limit (feat. 112) [Amended] · The Notorious B.I.G.

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The violent, ill-gotten gain the verse describes is exactly what this proverb warns ensnares those who pursue it.

• “Ron became another victim of homicide”

  Wildside · Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

  resonates with Proverbs 1:18-19

  Ron's pursuit of fast money through crime leads straight to his own violent death, matching the proverb's warning that ill-gotten gain costs the life of its taker.

• “Another body laying cold in the gutter”

  Waterfalls · TLC

  resonates with Proverbs 1:18-19

  The song mirrors this warning that violent or illicit gain ultimately costs the pursuer's own life.

• “I'll have enough money to buy out the Glocks”

  Gone Till November (feat. New York Philharmonic) · Wyclef Jean

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The dream of wealth through violence and the trade glosses over the warning that such gain ultimately costs the one who seeks it.

• Soul Survivor (feat. Akon) · Young Jeezy

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The song's whole posture, that this life is just survival and pride, meets Proverbs' warning that violent gain ultimately costs the one who takes it.

• “Loaded .44 on the low where the cheese at”

  What You Know · T.I.

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The pursuit of quick gain through violence and threat is exactly what this proverb warns ensnares the one who chases it.

• “Yeah im in this business of terror”

  Make It Rain (Art & Life Remix) · Fat Joe & Lil Wayne

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The song boasts of its 'business' as power, but Proverbs warns that ill-gotten gain ultimately ambushes the one who takes it.

• Put On (feat. Kanye West) · Young Jeezy

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The song treats drug money and guns as markers of success, while Proverbs warns that ill-gotten gain ultimately costs the one who grasps it.

• “36 o's so'im ridin' 'round with that nina”

  Cashin' Out · Cash Out

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The boast of guns and drugs as a badge of success is the very trap Proverbs warns ensnares those who chase ill-gotten gain.

• CoCo · O.T. Genasis

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  Proverbs warns that violent gain ultimately costs the one who grasps for it; the song treats guns and danger as background color to a glamorous lifestyle.

• “one for the plug and one for the load”

  2 Phones · Kevin Gates

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The song treats drug dealing as a badge of success, while this proverb warns that such gain ultimately costs the one who grasps for it.

• “Cookin' up dope with an Uzi”

  Bad and Boujee (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) · Migos

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The casual pairing of drug production and weapons as cool is exactly the violent gain Proverbs says ends up costing the one who grasps it.

• “Young nigga on the corner, b***h, I had to serve crack”

  Ballin’ · Mustard & Roddy Ricch

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The narrator frames dealing drugs as the necessary road to riches; Proverbs warns that gain seized by violence and exploitation ultimately costs the life of the one who takes it.

• “We gon' trap this bitch out 'til the feds come”

  Said Sum · Moneybagg Yo

  strains against Proverbs 1:18-19

  The boast of running from consequences while chasing gain is exactly the trap Proverbs warns ensnares those who pursue it.