Acts 27:42
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Cross-reference
Acts 27:31
Contrast
Acts 27:31 shows Paul's earlier counsel saving lives — now the soldiers plan to kill, contrasting his life‑preserving wisdom with their cruelty.
Acts 26:17
Prophetic fulfillment
Acts 26:17 records God's promise to rescue Paul from Gentiles — here that promise is fulfilled when the centurion stops the soldiers from killing him.
Proverbs 12:10
Parallel
Proverbs 12:10 says the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel — the soldiers' plan to murder prisoners exemplifies this cruelty.