Verse 19
Proverbs 1:19
New Living Translation
19
Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;<br>it robs them of life.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת נֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלָ֣י/ו יִקָּֽח
English Translation
So are the paths of all who gain by violence; it takes away the life of its owners.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.
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Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,<br>to help them understand the insights of t...
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Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,<br>to help them do what i...
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These proverbs will give insight to the simple,<br>knowledge and discernment to the young.<br>
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Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.<br>Let those with understanding receive...
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by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables,<br>the words of the wise and their riddles....
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Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge,<br>but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<br...
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8
My child, listen when your father corrects you.<br>Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.<br>
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What you learn from them will crown you with grace<br>and be a chain of honor around your neck.<br>
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My child, if sinners entice you,<br>turn your back on them!<br>
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They may say, “Come and join us.<br>Let’s hide and kill someone!<br>Just for fun, let’s ambush the i...
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Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave ;<br>let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to th...
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Think of the great things we’ll get!<br>We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.<br>
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Come, throw in your lot with us;<br>we’ll all share the loot.”<br>
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My child, don’t go along with them!<br>Stay far away from their paths.<br>
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They rush to commit evil deeds.<br>They hurry to commit murder.<br>
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If a bird sees a trap being set,<br>it knows to stay away.<br>
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But these people set an ambush for themselves;<br>they are trying to get themselves killed.<br>
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Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;<br>it robs them of life.<br>
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Wisdom shouts in the streets.<br>She cries out in the public square.<br>
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She calls to the crowds along the main street,<br>to those gathered in front of the city gate:<br>
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“How long, you simpletons,<br>will you insist on being simpleminded?<br>How long will you mockers re...
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Come and listen to my counsel.<br>I’ll share my heart with you<br>and make you wise.<br>
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“I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.<br>I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.<b...
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You ignored my advice<br>and rejected the correction I offered.<br>
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So I will laugh when you are in trouble!<br>I will mock you when disaster overtakes you —<br>
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when calamity overtakes you like a storm,<br>when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,<br>and anguis...
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“When they cry for help, I will not answer.<br>Though they anxiously search for me, they will not fi...
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For they hated knowledge<br>and chose not to fear the LORD.<br>
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They rejected my advice<br>and paid no attention when I corrected them.<br>
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Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,<br>choking on their own schemes.<...
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For simpletons turn away from me — to death.<br>Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.<br>
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But all who listen to me will live in peace,<br>untroubled by fear of harm.”<br>
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