English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:32
32For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;
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;
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
- New Living Translation (NLT)For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
Context of Proverbs 1:32
30would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof, 31therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices. For 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."
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כִּ֤י מְשׁוּבַ֣ת פְּתָיִ֣ם תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת כְּסִילִ֣ים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 1:32
- Proverbs 8:36but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
- John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
- Hebrews 10:38but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."
- Hebrews 12:25See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.
- Deuteronomy 32:15"But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.
- Psalms 69:22Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.
- Psalms 92:6The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
- Luke 12:16And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully,
- Luke 16:19"There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
- Hebrews 12:8If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
- James 5:5You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
- Jeremiah 48:11"Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains 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
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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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