Proverbs 1:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

because their feet run toward evil and they hurry to shed blood.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

English EASY 2024

They are in a hurry to do evil things. They cannot wait to murder someone!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They run to do something evil, and they cannot wait to kill someone.

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They can't wait to do something bad. They're always ready to kill.

English God's Word - GW 1995

because they rush to do evil and hurry to shed blood.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder.

English KJV 1611

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

English LSB

For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

(For their feet run to evil, they hasten to shed blood.)

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They are always in a hurry to sin. They are quick to spill someone's blood.

English NIV

for their feet rush into sin, they are swift to shed blood.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

They rush to commit crimes. They hurry to commit murder.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

for their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For crime is their way of life and bloodshed their specialty.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for crime is their way of life, and murder is their specialty.

English Tyndale 1537

For their feet run to evil, and are hasty to shed blood.

Proverbs 1:16 — Compare Translations