King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 28:17
“A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 28
15
[As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16
The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
17
A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.
19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.