Proverbs 1:31-33

Amplified Bible

³¹
“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way
And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.
³²
“For the turning away of the ^[a]naive will kill them,
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.^(A)
³³
“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust
And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”

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Footnotes

Proverbs 1:32 Lit simple ones.

Proverbs 1:31-33

King James Version

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

³²For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

³³But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

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Proverbs 1:31-33

New King James Version

³¹Therefore ^(A)they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
³²For the ^[a]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
³³But whoever listens to me will dwell ^(B)safely,
And ^(C)will be ^[b]secure, without fear of evil.”

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Footnotes

Proverbs 1:32 waywardness
Proverbs 1:33 at ease

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)