Proverbs 1:10-15 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
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Don’t be tempted by sinners
or listen
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when they say,
“Come on! Let’s gang up
and kill somebody,
just for the fun of it!
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They’re well and healthy now,
but we’ll finish them off
once and for all.
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We’ll take their valuables
and fill our homes
with stolen goods.
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If you join our gang,
you’ll get your share.”
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DON'T FOLLOW ANYONE LIKE THAT OR DO WHAT THEY DO.
NOTE:
This is not only good counsel literally, but also figuratively. Think of those who gang up on innocent persons, to destroy their name, character and livelihood. That is the same behavior as the common robber and murderer. The verse is not talking about a person who is giving out consequence or judgement against someone who is guilty, but about the one who plots to lay a trap or snare for an innocent person to take away value, their name, their character, their livelihood, their future, their wealth, their position.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+1%3A10-15&version=CEV
Now HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD.
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[–] xenoPsychologist ago
thats all well and good when you are talking about relatively innocent people. but allowing evil to take root and flourish in your communities is even worse.