Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Murder and robbery are given as specific illustrations.
lay wait . . . lurk privily—express an effort and hope for successful concealment.
swallow . . . grave—utterly destroy the victim and traces of the crime (Numbers 16:33; Psalms 55:15). Abundant rewards of villainy are promised as the fruits of this easy and safe course.
A solemn warning against temptation.
entice—literally, "open the way."
consent . . . not—Sin is in consenting or yielding to temptation, not in being tempted.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 1:12:
Proverbs 28:17
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