Proverbs 1:16-19
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood. How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it! But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 1
7 songs meet this passage
“Never send a b- your dot, that's how you get shot”
Rich Flex · Drake & 21 Savage
strains against Proverbs 1:16-19
The casual threat of violence as a flex is the opposite of Proverbs' warning that a life built on bloodshed ultimately ambushes its own keeper.
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.
“Smokin' spliffs wit niggaz, real life beginner killers”
Sky's the Limit (feat. 112) [Amended] · The Notorious B.I.G.
strains against Proverbs 1:15-16
The song recounts a path of violence and crime almost matter-of-factly, which Proverbs warns is a road that runs toward ruin, not provision.
“How many heads I gotta take to level my aesthetics?”
tv off (feat. Lefty Gunplay) · Kendrick Lamar
strains against Proverbs 1:16
The casual violence as self-image maintenance stands against wisdom's warning that such feet run swiftly toward 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.
“Louis bags in exchange for body bags”
Mob Ties · Drake
strains against Proverbs 1:18-19
The song trades human life for luxury and status; Proverbs warns that violence for gain ultimately destroys the one who pursues it.
“Pistols all in the kitchen, can't give the zip code up”
FE!N (feat. Playboi Carti) · Travis Scott
strains against Proverbs 1:18-19
The casual normalization of weapons and violence as lifestyle markers stands against the warning that such paths ensnare those who walk them.
Each reading weighs one song’s words against Scripture. It is AI-assisted and can be wrong; open a song to see its whole reading and decide for yourself.