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Proverbs 1:19
19Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.
Proverbs 1:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.
Context of Proverbs 1:19
17It is useless to spread a net where any bird can see it, 18but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives. Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it. 20Wisdom calls out in the street; she makes her voice heard in the public squares. 21She cries out above the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:
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כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלָ֣יו יִקָּֽח׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 1:19
- Proverbs 15:27The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.
- Proverbs 23:3don’t desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.
- 2 Samuel 18:11“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten silver pieces and a belt!”
- 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
- Jeremiah 22:17But you have eyes and a heart for nothing except your own dishonest profit, shedding innocent blood and committing extortion and oppression.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who dream up wickedness and prepare evil plans on their beds! At morning light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
- Micah 3:10who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with injustice.
- Habakkuk 2:9Woe to him who dishonestly makes wealth for his house to place his nest on high, to escape the grasp of disaster!
- Acts 8:19saying, “Give me this power also so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
- 1 Timothy 3:3not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.
- 1 Timothy 6:9But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- James 5:1Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.
- 2 Peter 2:3They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
- Job 31:39if I have consumed its produce without payment or shown contempt for its tenants,
- Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Which taketh away the life - A covetous man is in effect, and in the sight of God, a murderer; he wishes to get all the gain that can accrue to any or all who are in the same business that he follows - no matter to him how many families starve in consequence. This is the very case with him who sets up shop after shop in different parts of the same town or neighborhood, in which he carries on the same business, and endeavors to undersell others in the same…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Not robbery only, but all forms of covetousness are destructive of true life.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Wicked people are zealous in seducing others into the paths of the destroyer: sinners love company in sin. But they have so much the more to answer for. How cautious young people should be! "Consent thou not." Do not say as they say, nor do as they do, or would have thee to do; have no fellowship with them. Who could think that it should be a pleasure to one man to destroy another! See their idea of worldly wealth; but it is neither…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19Birds avoid obvious traps, but greedy people do not. When they choose violence and robbery, they risk losing their lives violently. They might die during the crime or be punished with death if caught. Even if wrongdoers succeed until they die, they will experience judgment after death, while the righteous will be with God (see Psalm 1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1910-19. A solemn warning against temptation. entice--literally, "open the way." consent ... not--Sin is in consenting or yielding to temptation, not in being tempted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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