Proverbs 1:32
What does Proverbs 1:32 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 1:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 69:22
Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.
- Luke 12:16
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
- Jeremiah 2:19
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
- James 5:5
Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.
- John 3:36
He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- Hebrews 12:8
But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
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