Proverbs 28:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

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  • Gen 9:6 : 6 whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.
  • Exod 21:14 : 14 `And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.
  • Num 35:14-34 : 14 the three of the cities ye give beyond the Jordan, and the three of the cities ye give in the land of Canaan; cities of refuge they are. 15 To sons of Israel, and to a sojourner, and to a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting a person unawares. 16 `And if with an instrument of iron he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he `is' a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death. 17 `And if with a stone `in' the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he `is' a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death. 18 `Or with a wooden instrument `in' the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he `is' a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death. 19 `The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death. 20 `And if in hatred he thrust him through, or hath cast `anything' at him by lying in wait, and he dieth; 21 or in enmity he hath smitten him with his hand, and he dieth; the smiter is certainly put to death; he `is' a murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put the murderer to death in his coming against him. 22 `And if, in an instant, without enmity, he hath thrust him through, or hath cast at him any instrument, without lying in wait; 23 or with any stone wherewith he dieth, without seeing, and causeth `it' to fall upon him, and he dieth, and he `is' not his enemy, nor seeking his evil; 24 then have the company judged between the smiter and the redeemer of blood, by these judgments. 25 `And the company have delivered the man-slayer out of the hand of the redeemer of blood, and the company have caused him to turn back unto the city of his refuge, whither he hath fled, and he hath dwelt in it till the death of the chief priest, who hath been anointed with the holy oil. 26 `And if the man-slayer at all go out `from' the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth, 27 and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him; 28 for in the city of his refuge he doth dwell till the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest doth the man-slayer turn back unto the city of his possession. 29 `And these things have been to you for a statute of judgment to your generations, in all your dwellings: 30 whoso smiteth a person, by the mouth of witnesses doth `one' slay the murderer; and one witness doth not testify against a person -- to die. 31 `And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who `is' condemned -- to die, for he is certainly put to death; 32 and ye take no atonement for him to flee unto the city of his refuge, to turn back to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 33 `And ye profane not the land which ye `are' in, for blood profaneth the land; as to the land, it is not pardoned for blood which is shed in it except by the blood of him who sheddeth it; 34 and ye defile not the land in which ye are dwelling, in the midst of which I do tabernacle, for I Jehovah do tabernacle in the midst of the sons of Israel.'
  • 1 Kgs 21:19 : 19 and thou hast spoken unto him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Hast thou murdered, and also possessed? and thou hast spoken unto him, saying, Thus said Jehovah, In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, do the dogs lick thy blood, even thine.'
  • 1 Kgs 21:23 : 23 `And also of Jezebel hath Jehovah spoken, saying, The dogs do eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel;
  • 2 Kgs 9:26 : 26 Have I not the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons seen yesternight -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- yea, I have recompensed to thee in this portion -- the affirmation of Jehovah; -- and now, lift up, cast him into the portion, according to the word of Jehovah.'
  • 2 Chr 24:21-25 : 21 And they conspire against him, and stone him with stones by the command of the king, in the court of the house of Jehovah, 22 and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, `Jehovah doth see, and require.' 23 And it cometh to pass, at the turn of the year, come up hath the force of Aram against him, and they come in unto Judah and Jerusalem, and destroy all the heads of the people from the people, and all their spoil they have sent to the king of Damascus, 24 for with few men have the force of Aram come in, and Jehovah hath given into their hand a mighty force for multitude, because they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers; and with Joash they have executed judgments. 25 And in their going from him -- for they left him with many diseases -- his servants themselves have conspired against him, for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slay him on his bed, and he dieth; and they bury him in the city of David, and have not buried him in the graves of the kings.
  • Matt 27:4-5 : 4 `I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, `What -- to us? thou shalt see!' 5 and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.
  • Acts 28:4 : 4 And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 19:10-13
    4 verses
    74%

    10and innocent blood is not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance, and there hath been upon thee blood.

    11`And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him -- the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,

    12then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;

    13thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.

  • Lev 24:17
    74%

    17`And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death.

  • Prov 28:16
    74%

    16A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

  • Deut 19:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5even he who cometh in with his neighbour into a forest to hew wood, and his hand hath driven with an axe to cut the tree, and the iron hath slipped from the wood, and hath met his neighbour, and he hath died -- he doth flee unto one of these cities, and hath lived,

    6lest the redeemer of blood pursue after the man-slayer when his heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (because the way is great), and hath smitten him -- the life, and he hath no sentence of death, for he is not hating him heretofore;

  • Num 35:19-23
    5 verses
    73%

    19`The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.

    20`And if in hatred he thrust him through, or hath cast `anything' at him by lying in wait, and he dieth;

    21or in enmity he hath smitten him with his hand, and he dieth; the smiter is certainly put to death; he `is' a murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put the murderer to death in his coming against him.

    22`And if, in an instant, without enmity, he hath thrust him through, or hath cast at him any instrument, without lying in wait;

    23or with any stone wherewith he dieth, without seeing, and causeth `it' to fall upon him, and he dieth, and he `is' not his enemy, nor seeking his evil;

  • Exod 21:12-14
    3 verses
    73%

    12`He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;

    13as to him who hath not laid wait, and God hath brought to his hand, I have even set for thee a place whither he doth flee.

    14`And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.

  • Prov 28:18
    73%

    18Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

  • Ezek 18:18
    72%

    18His father -- because he used oppression, Did violently Plunder a brother, And that which `is' not good did in the midst of his people, And lo, he is dying in his iniquity.

  • Ps 140:11
    72%

    11A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.

  • Num 35:27
    72%

    27and the redeemer of blood hath found him at the outside of the border of the city of his refuge, and the redeemer of blood hath slain the man-slayer, blood is not for him;

  • Prov 1:16
    72%

    16For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

  • Josh 20:5
    72%

    5`And when the redeemer of blood doth pursue after him, then they do not shut up the man-slayer into his hand, for without knowledge he hath smitten his neighbour, and is not hating him hitherto;

  • Prov 29:10
    72%

    10Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.

  • Gen 9:6
    72%

    6whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.

  • Prov 1:11
    71%

    11If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

  • Prov 16:29
    71%

    29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

  • Job 16:18
    71%

    18O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.

  • Josh 20:3
    71%

    3for the fleeing thither of a man-slayer smiting life inadvertently, without knowledge; and they have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer of blood.

  • Deut 19:20
    71%

    20and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;

  • Exod 22:2
    71%

    2`If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

  • Prov 26:27
    71%

    27Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

  • Job 33:18
    71%

    18He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

  • Ezek 18:10
    71%

    10And -- he hath begotten a son, A burglar -- a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,

  • Lev 17:4
    71%

    4and unto the opening of the tent of meeting hath not brought it in to bring near an offering to Jehovah before the tabernacle of Jehovah, blood is reckoned to that man -- blood he hath shed -- and that man hath been cut off from the midst of his people;

  • Prov 1:18
    71%

    18And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

  • Josh 2:19
    70%

    19and it hath been, any one who goeth out from the doors of thy house without, his blood `is' on his head, and we are innocent; and any one who is with thee in the house, his blood `is' on our head, if a hand is on him;

  • Mic 7:2
    70%

    2Perished hath the kind out of the land, And upright among men -- there are none, All of them for blood lie in wait, Each his brother they hunt `with' a net.

  • Num 35:31
    70%

    31`And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who `is' condemned -- to die, for he is certainly put to death;

  • Num 35:17
    70%

    17`And if with a stone `in' the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he `is' a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

  • Ezek 18:13
    70%

    13In usury he hath given, and increase taken, And he liveth: he doth not live, All these abominations he hath done, He doth surely die, his blood is on him.

  • Prov 28:10
    70%

    10Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

  • Prov 29:22
    70%

    22An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

  • Rom 3:15
    70%

    15Swift `are' their feet to shed blood.

  • Isa 33:15
    70%

    15Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,

  • Ps 5:6
    70%

    6Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.

  • Ps 37:32
    70%

    32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

  • Ps 7:16
    70%

    16Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

    17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.