Holy Scripture

Proverbs 1:11

A church father on this verse
“Wherefore by Solomon He commands the children to beware: "My son, let not sinners deceive thee, and go not after their ways; and go not, if they entice thee, saying, Come with us, share with us in innocent blood, and let us hide unjustly the righteous man in the earth; let us put him out of sight, all alive as he is i…”
Clement of Alexandria, 3th c. — The Instructor Book 1

Source: Septuagint

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11If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, And let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

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In context

9For thou shalt receive for thy head a crown of graces, And a chain of gold round thy neck.

10My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, Neither consent thou to them.

— Proverbs 1:11 —

12And let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, And remove the memorial of him from the earth:

13Let us seize on his valuable property, And let us fill our houses with spoils:

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