32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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32 For the [a]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:32 waywardness

32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
    Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.

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32 Inexperienced people die because they reject wisdom. Stupid people are destroyed by their own lack of concern.

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29-33 “Because you hated Knowledge
    and had nothing to do with the Fear-of-God,
Because you wouldn’t take my advice
    and brushed aside all my offers to train you,
Well, you’ve made your bed—now lie in it;
    you wanted your own way—now, how do you like it?
Don’t you see what happens, you simpletons, you idiots?
    Carelessness kills; complacency is murder.
First pay attention to me, and then relax.
    Now you can take it easy—you’re in good hands.”

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