Pro 1:11, 18 | JFB | STEP | 11-14. 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 ( ). Abundant rewards of villainy are promised as the fruits of this easy and safe course.

Proverbs 1:11

11-14. 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 (Nu 16:33; Ps 55:15). Abundant rewards of villainy are promised as the fruits of this easy and safe course.

Proverbs 1:18

17-19. Men warned ought to escape danger as birds instinctively avoid visibly spread nets. But stupid sinners rush to their own ruin (Ps 9:16), and, greedy of gain, succeed in the very schemes which destroy them (1Ti 6:10), not only failing to catch others, but procuring their own destruction.