Proverbs 1:16-21 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16. because their feet run toward troubleand they hurry to commit murder.

17. It is foolish to spread a netwhere any bird can see it,

18. but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives.

19. Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.

20. Wisdom calls out in the street;she raises her voice in the public squares.

21. She cries out above the commotion;she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:

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