Proverbs 1:31-33

New Catholic Bible

³¹“Now they must eat the fruits of their conduct
    and be glutted with the results of their schemes.^[a]
³²For the stubbornness of the simple kills them;
    fools come to final ruin by their own complacency.
³³But whoever listens to me will be secure
    and live in peace, without fear of disaster.”

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Footnotes

Proverbs 1:31 Sinners reap the consequences of their actions (see Wis 11:16), and those who do find wisdom find life and blessing (see Prov 1:32; 3:13; 8:17, 35; 14:14). “A person will reap only what he sows” (Gal 6:7).

Proverbs 1:31-33

New International Version

³¹they will eat the fruit of their ways
    and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.^(A)
³²For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;^(B)
³³but whoever listens to me will live in safety^(C)
    and be at ease, without fear of harm.”^(D)