Devine Scripture

Proverbs 1:32

Proverbs chapter 1 · verse 32 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Context

v.31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

v.32This passage

v.33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

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.