Proverbs 1:16 meaning and explanation

For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

Proverbs 1:16, Berean Standard Bible

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In Proverbs 1, a father warns his son against joining violent men who lure the innocent with promises of plunder. Verse 16 explains why the son must refuse: these companions do not merely drift into wrongdoing, they run toward it.

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