Proverbs 1:12

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Cross-reference

Numbers 16:30-33 recounts the earth swallowing Korah's company alive into Sheol — the very fate the sinners wish for their victims.

Psalm 143:7 Parallel

Psalm 143:7 also uses 'like those who go down to the pit' — the same imagery of descent into death, here a plea for God's answer.

Psalm 124:3 Parallel

Psalm 124:3 uses the same 'swallow us alive' imagery, recalling how enemies nearly consumed Israel — mirroring the sinners' predatory intent.

Psalm 35:25 Parallel

Psalm 35:25 uses the same 'swallow up' imagery for enemies gloating — directly echoes the violent intent in 1:12.

Psalm 28:1 Parallel

Psalm 28:1 uses the same phrase 'go down to the pit' as the fate the wicked wish on their victims, but as a fate the psalmist dreads.

Numbers 26:10 refers to the same event of the earth swallowing Korah's followers, serving as a historic parallel to the enticement's threat.

Job 31:31 Parallel

Job 31:31 mentions men wanting to be filled with another's flesh — the same violent, cannibalistic desire as 'swallow them alive'.

Genesis 37:20 has Joseph’s brothers say 'let us kill him and throw him into a pit' — directly echoing the swallowing and pit imagery of Proverbs.

Isaiah 5:14 Allusion

In Isaiah 5:14, Sheol's gaping mouth swallows the proud, directly mirroring the 'swallow alive like Sheol' imagery of Proverbs 1:12.

Acts 23:15 Parallel

In Acts 23:15, the Jews plot to ambush and kill Paul, mirroring the murderous conspiracy of Proverbs 1:12.

Jeremiah 51:34 portrays Babylon swallowing God's people like a monster, echoing the violent devouring imagery of the enticement.

Lamentations 2:5 describes the Lord swallowing Israel like an enemy, using the same consumption metaphor as the sinners' invitation.

Lamentations 2:16 has enemies boasting 'We have swallowed her!', matching the gloating violence of the enticement scene.

Micah 3:3 Parallel

Micah 3:3 graphically depicts eating flesh and breaking bones — a brutal parallel to swallowing alive in the enticement.

Psalm 57:3 Contrast

Psalm 57:3 expresses trust in God's deliverance from trampling enemies — contrasts with the attackers' boastful intent in 1:12.

Psalm 83:4 Parallel

In Psalm 83:4, enemies conspire to annihilate Israel, echoing the violent swallowing plot in Proverbs 1:12.

In Ezekiel 28:8, the prince of Tyre is cast into the pit, echoing the 'go down to the pit' fate in Proverbs 1:12.

Micah 3:2 Parallel

Micah 3:2 condemns rulers who tear skin and flesh from God's people, a parallel to the sinners' desire to consume whole.

In 2 Corinthians 2:7, Paul urges forgiveness to prevent being overwhelmed, contrasting the destructive swallowing of Proverbs 1:12.