English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:31
31therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.
Proverbs 1:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- New International Version (NIV)they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
Context of Proverbs 1:31
29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, 30would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof, therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices. 32For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; 33but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster."
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:31 word by word
וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִ֣י דַרְכָּ֑ם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 1:31
- Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
- Proverbs 22:8Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
- Job 4:8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.
- Jeremiah 6:19Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people, the fruit of their devices, because they have not paid attention to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
- Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-31Verses 29-31 This is no arbitrary sentence. The fault was all along their own. The fruit of their own ways is death.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. 31People who do wrong will face the results of their actions (see Proverbs 1:15–19). God will make sure that sinners get the proper punishment (see Matthew 25:44–46; Hebrews 10:29; 2 Peter 2:9).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
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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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