Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Their feet run to evil,
And they hasten to shed innocent blood;
Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity,
Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

King James Version

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Holman Bible

Their feet run after evil,
and they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.

International Standard Version

Their feet rush to evil, and they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; ruin, destruction, and violence are in their paths.

A Conservative Version

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.

American Standard Version

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

Amplified


Their feet run to evil,
And they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing];
Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

Bible in Basic English

Their feet go quickly to evil, and they take delight in the death of the upright; their thoughts are thoughts of sin; wasting and destruction are in their ways.

Darby Translation

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths;

Julia Smith Translation

Their feet will run to evil, and they will hasten to pour out innocent blood: their purposes, purposes of vanity; destruction and breaking in their highways.

King James 2000

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Their feet run to evil, and they hasten to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; devastation and destruction [are] in their highways.

Modern King James verseion

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and ruin are in their paths.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Their counsels are wicked counsels; harm and destruction are in their ways.

NET Bible

They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.

New Heart English Bible

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

The Emphasized Bible

Their feet, to mischief, do run, And they speed to shed innocent blood, - Their devices, are devices of iniquity, Wasting and destruction, are in their high roads;

Webster

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

World English Bible

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

Youngs Literal Translation

Their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed innocent blood, Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, Spoiling and destruction are in their highways.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רגל 
Regel 
Usage: 247

run
רוּץ 
Ruwts 
Usage: 103

to shed
שׁפך 
Shaphak 
Usage: 115

נקיא נקי 
Naqiy 
Usage: 43

דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

מחשׁבת מחשׁבה 
Machashabah 
Usage: 56

מחשׁבת מחשׁבה 
Machashabah 
Usage: 56

שׁוד שׁד 
Shod 
Usage: 25

שׁבר שׁבר 
Sheber 
Usage: 44

Context Readings

Rampant Transgression

6 Their webs cannot be used for clothes. They cannot cover themselves with their works for their works are evil. Their hands have committed acts of violence. 7 Their feet run to evil,
And they hasten to shed innocent blood;
Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity,
Devastation and destruction are in their highways.
8 They do not know the way of peace. There is no justice on their highways. They made their paths crooked. Those who walk on them will never know peace.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:16

For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

Proverbs 6:17

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Mark 7:21-22

It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Romans 3:15-17

Their feet are swift to shed blood. (Proverbs 1:15)

Proverbs 15:26

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to Jehovah. The words of the pure are pleasant words.

Proverbs 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin. The mocker is an abomination to men.

Isaiah 59:3

Your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers are desecrated with sin. You speak lies, and you mutter wicked things.

Isaiah 60:18

You will no longer hear about violence in your land or desolation and destruction within your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

Jeremiah 22:17

Your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain. You are shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.

Lamentations 4:13

It is because of the sins of her prophets and the evil doing of her priests. They have drained the blood of the upright out from her.

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me: The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible! The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that Jehovah has abandoned the land and that he does not see.

Ezekiel 22:6

See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to shed blood (murder people).

Matthew 23:31-37

You witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Acts 8:20-22

Peter said to him: Your money will perish with you, because you think that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Revelation 17:6

I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the holy ones, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her I wondered greatly.

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