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Proverbs 1:31
31Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.
- 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.
Context of Proverbs 1:31
29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord. 30They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them. Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes. 32For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. 33But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:31 word by word
וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִ֣י דַרְכָּ֑ם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:31
- Proverbs 14:14Backsliders get what they deserve; good people receive their reward.
- Proverbs 22:8Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.
- Job 4:8My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the godly that all will be well for them. They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
- Jeremiah 2:19Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!
- Jeremiah 6:19Listen, all the earth! I will bring disaster on my people. It is the fruit of their own schemes, because they refuse to listen to me. They have rejected my word.
- Galatians 6:7Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
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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