Proverbs 1:32
For the naive are killed when they turn away, 1 and the indifference of fools will destroy them. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
31They will eat the fruit of their ways, 1 and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled. 1
33But whoever listens to me will live in safety 1 and will rest secure with no fear of disaster.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:17Cursed will be your basket and your kneading trough.
Psalms 69:22Let their table before them become a snare; 1 when they think they are in safety, let it become a trap. 1
Proverbs 2:18For her house leads down to death 1 and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave. 1
Proverbs 9:18But he does not know that the dead are there, 1 that her invited guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns away from evil, 1 but the fool confidently dismisses a warning. 1
Jeremiah 48:11Moab has felt secure since he was young. He is like his wine 1 that has never been poured from pot to pot. He has never gone into captivity. 1 Therefore he tastes as good as ever; his flavor remains unchanged. 1
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 →