Proverbs 29:10
Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
Note Or but the upright seek his soul
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Note The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood
The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.
The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- The blood-thirsty
- Heb. Men of bloods.
- Genesis 4:5–8; 1 Samuel 20:31–33; 1 Samuel 22:11–23; 1 Kings 21:20; 1 Kings 22:8; 2 Chronicles 18:7; Mark 6:18, 19, 24–27; John 15:18, 19; 1 John 3:12, 13
- but
- 1 Samuel 15:11; Jeremiah 13:15–17; Jeremiah 18:20; Jeremiah 40:14–16; Luke 23:34; John 5:34; Acts 7:60; Romans 10:1