Proverbs 8:36
But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
In Context
35For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:31So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.
Proverbs 5:11And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;
Proverbs 12:1A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.
Proverbs 20:2The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.
Ezekiel 18:31Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?
John 3:19And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:33-36
Wisdom's Exhortation. 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord . 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. We have here the application of Wisdom's discourse; the design and tendency of it is to… Read the whole commentary →