Parallel Verses
Amplified
“For the turning away of the
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
New American Standard Bible
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
King James Version
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Holman Bible
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
International Standard Version
Indeed, the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
A Conservative Version
For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
American Standard Version
For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
Bible in Basic English
For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.
Darby Translation
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.
Julia Smith Translation
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the error of the foolish shall destroy them.
King James 2000
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Modern King James verseion
For the turning away of the simple kills them, and the ease of fools destroys them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for the turning away of the unwise shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall be their own destruction.
NET Bible
For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.
New Heart English Bible
For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, - and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
Webster
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
World English Bible
For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
Youngs Literal Translation
For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
Themes
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Rejection by God
Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of wisdom
Despisement » The reward for despising wisdom
Evil » Who shall not have evil upon them
Fear » Who shall not be afraid
Hate » The reward for hating knowledge
Hearing » Those that hear wisdom
Knowledge » The reward for hating knowledge
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Prosperity » Perils of » Destruction
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 1:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Lady Wisdom
31
“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way
And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.
“For the turning away of the
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust
And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:19
“Your own wickedness will discipline you,
And your desertion of the faith will punish you.
Know therefore that it is an evil and bitter thing
For you to abandon (reject) the Lord your God,
And for you to be indifferent to Me and dismiss the [reverent] fear of Me,” says the Lord God of hosts.
Deuteronomy 32:15-44
“But Jeshurun (Israel) became fat and kicked [at God].
You became fat, thick, sleek, and obstinate!
Then he abandoned God who had made him,
And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Psalm 69:22
May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.
Psalm 92:6-7
A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing,
Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:
Proverbs 8:36
“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”
Jeremiah 48:11-12
“Moab has been at ease from his youth;
He has also been undisturbed, and settled like wine on his dregs,
And he has not been emptied from one vessel to another,
Nor has he gone into exile.
Therefore his flavor remains in him,
And his scent has not changed.
Luke 12:16-21
Then He told them a parable, saying,
Luke 16:19-25
John 3:36
He who believes and trusts in the Son and accepts Him [as Savior] has eternal life [that is, already possesses it]; but he who does not believe the Son and chooses to reject Him, [disobeying Him and denying Him as Savior] will not see [eternal] life, but [instead] the wrath of God hangs over him continually.”
Hebrews 10:38-39
But My righteous one [the one justified by faith] shall live by faith [respecting man’s relationship to God and trusting Him];
And if he draws back [shrinking in fear], My soul has no delight in him.
Hebrews 12:8
Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all [of God’s children] share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons [at all].
Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse [to listen to] Him who is speaking [to you now]. For if those [sons of Israel] did not escape when they refused [to listen to] him who warned them on earth [revealing God’s will], how much less will we escape if we turn our backs on Him who warns from heaven?
James 5:5
On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.