Proverbs 1:14You shall cast your lot among us. We'll all have one purse."
The setting
Ancient Jerusalem, ~950 BC. Solomon continues describing how criminals use the promise of shared profits to bind accomplices together in their schemes.
The emotion here: warning with increasing urgency, like watching someone step toward a cliff
The original word
gōrāl (גּוֹרָל) — lot, portion, but implies becoming permanently bound to the group's fate
Why it matters
Ancient criminal bands often used literal lots (like dice) to divide stolen goods, creating a binding ritual of shared guilt
Read with care
What most readers miss in Proverbs 1:14
The 'one purse' means more than shared money - it means shared guilt, shared consequences, and shared destiny
Common misconceptionThis seems like just sharing expenses, but Solomon is showing how criminals bind recruits through financial entanglement - once you're in, you can't get out without losing everything.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Proverbs 1:14
Bible Genome reading
Proverbs 1:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Proverbs 1:14 comes from the book of Proverbs, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to sinners. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the wisdom genre of biblical literature. Key themes include temptation, peer pressure. Notable phrases: cast your lot; one purse.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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