Proverbs 1:32

Yea, the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

In Context

31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own devices;

33But whoso hearkeneth to me shall dwell securely, And shall not be disquieted with the fear of evil.”

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Cross References

Psalms 69:22May their table be to them a snare; May it be a trap to them, while they are at ease!

Proverbs 2:18For her house sinketh down to Death, And her paths to the shades of the dead:

Proverbs 9:18But he considereth not that the dead are there, That in the vales of the under-world are her guests.

Proverbs 14:16The wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool is haughty and confident.

Jeremiah 48:11Moab hath been at ease from his youth, And he hath settled on his lees, And hath not been drawn off from vessel to vessel, Neither hath he gone into captivity; Therefore his taste hath remained in him, And his flavor hath not changed.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:21-33

Wisdom's Exhortations; Doom of Obdurate Sinners. 20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have… Read the whole commentary →

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