Proverbs 8:36
But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 5:11And thou moan, when thine end cometh, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Proverbs 12:1Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.
Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger forfeiteth his life.
Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
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 →