Proverbs 8:36
But he that shall sin against me shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
In Context
35He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:31Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 5:11And thou mourn at the last, when thou shalt have spent thy flesh and thy body, and say;
Proverbs 12:1He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof, is foolish.
Proverbs 20:2As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul.
Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit: and why will you die, O house of Israel?
John 3:19And this is the judgment: Because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. The judgment... That is, the cause of his comdemnation.
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 →