The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.

恶人的言论是埋伏流人的血；正直人的口必拯救人。

恶人的言论埋伏流人的血；正直人的口却拯救人。

恶人的言论埋伏流人的血；正直人的口却拯救人。

恶人的言语暗藏杀机，正直人的口拯救生命。

恶人的言语埋伏着，等待要流人的血，正直人的口能拯救人。

恶人的话语，埋伏着要杀人流血；正直人的口，将解救自己。

惡人的言論是埋伏流人的血；正直人的口必拯救人。

惡人的言論埋伏流人的血；正直人的口卻拯救人。

惡人的言論埋伏流人的血；正直人的口卻拯救人。

惡人的言語暗藏殺機，正直人的口拯救生命。

惡人的言語埋伏著，等待要流人的血，正直人的口能拯救人。

惡人的話埋伏着要流人的血；正直人的口能援救人。

惡人的話語，埋伏著要殺人流血；正直人的口，將解救自己。

惡者所言、無非潛伏流血、正人之口、必救其人、

惡者語人以殺戮之事、義者勸人以拯救之道。

邪惡人之出言、乃暗害人命、正直人之議論、乃以拯救人、

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The words of those who are evil hide and wait to spill people’s blood. But the speech of those who are honest saves them from traps like that.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.

The words of the wicked are,“ Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The words of the wicked[ are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, but the words of the wise keep them safe.

“ Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They continually set traps to catch people.

They may say,“ Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.Think of the great things we’ll get! We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.Come, throw in your lot with us; we’ll all share the loot.”My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths.They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away.But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.

Their feet run to do evil, and they rush to commit murder. They think only about sinning. Misery and destruction always follow them.

So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.”

Mordecai told him the whole story, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the decree issued in Susa that called for the death of all Jews. He asked Hathach to show it to Esther and explain the situation to her. He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people.So Hathach returned to Esther with Mordecai’s message.Then Esther told Hathach to go back and relay this message to Mordecai:“ All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.”So Hathach gave Esther’s message to Mordecai.Mordecai sent this reply to Esther:“ Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed.If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

Now Ahithophel urged Absalom,“ Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king,and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride returns to her husband. After all, it is only one man’s life that you seek. Then you will be at peace with all the people.”This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.

For my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would be too trivial a matter to warrant disturbing the king.”“ Who would do such a thing?” King Xerxes demanded.“ Who would be so presumptuous as to touch you?”Esther replied,“ This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy.” Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen.

How miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig can be found to satisfy my hunger.The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers.

The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem( planning to ambush and kill him on the way).