Proverbs 1:32

Proverbs 1:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
• New International Version (NIV)For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

Context of Proverbs 1:32

30they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof: 31therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish. 33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from fear of evil.

Proverbs 1:32 word by word

כִּ֤י מְשׁוּבַ֣ת פְּתָיִ֣ם תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת כְּסִילִ֣ים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

• slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• prosperityשַׁלְוָהshalvâh · easeH7962
• perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6

Cross-references for Proverbs 1:32

• Proverbs 8:36but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
• John 3:36He that believes on the Son has life eternal, and he that is not subject to the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.
• Hebrews 10:38But the just shall live by faith; and, if he draw back, my soul does not take pleasure in him.
• Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him [who does so] from heaven:
• Deuteronomy 32:15Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked — Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness; — He gave up God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• Psalms 69:22Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;
• Psalms 92:6A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand it.
• Luke 12:16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
• Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
• Hebrews 12:8But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
• James 5:5Ye have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye have nourished your hearts [as] in a day of slaughter;
• Jeremiah 48:11Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and hath settled on his lees; he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

Commentaries on Proverbs 1:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32For the turning away of the simple - This difficult place seems to refer to such a case as we term turning king's evidence; where an accomplice saves his own life by impeaching the rest of his gang. This is called his turning or repentance, משובה meshubah ; and he was the most likely to turn, because he was of the פתים pethayim, seduced or deceived persons. And this evidence was given against them when they were in their prosperity, שלוה shalvah, their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Turning - Wisdom had called the simple to “turn,” and they had turned, but it was “away” from her. For “prosperity” read carelessness. Not outward prosperity, but the temper which it too often produces, the easy-going indifference to higher truths, is that which destroys.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-33Verses 20-33 Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners. Proud, jovial people, that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-33The author describes wisdom as a woman. In Hebrew, the word for wisdom, khokmah, is grammatically feminine. The author encourages his son to embrace wisdom (see Proverbs 3:18; 8:1–9:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-3320-33. Some interpreters regard this address as the language of the Son of God under the name of Wisdom (compare Lu 11:49). Others think that wisdom, as the divine attribute specially employed in acts of counsel and admonition, is here personified, and represents God. In either case the address is a most solemn and divine admonition, whose matter and spirit are eminently evangelical and impressive (see on Pr 8:1). Wisdom--literally, "Wisdoms," the plural…Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 1:32

• Counsel
• Opportunity
• Repentance
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Consent
• Despise
• Entice
• Hate
• Lurk
• Naught
• Prosperity
• Proverb
• Refrain

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