New International Reader's Version

Proverbs 1:14-20 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

14. Come and join our gang. We'll share everything we have."

15. My son, don't go along with them. Don't even set your feet on their paths.

16. They are always in a hurry to sin. They are quick to spill someone's blood.

17. How useless it is to spread a net while all the birds are watching!

18. Those who hide and wait will spill their own blood. They will be caught in their own trap.

19. That's what happens to everyone who goes after money in the wrong way. That kind of money takes away the lives of those who get it.

20. Wisdom calls out in the street. She raises her voice in public places.