Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
New American Standard Bible
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
King James Version
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Holman Bible
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
International Standard Version
Indeed, the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
A Conservative Version
For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
Amplified
“For the turning away of the
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
Bible in Basic English
For 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.
Darby Translation
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.
Julia Smith Translation
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the error of the foolish shall destroy them.
King James 2000
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Modern King James verseion
For the turning away of the simple kills them, and the ease of fools destroys them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for the turning away of the unwise shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall be their own destruction.
NET Bible
For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.
New Heart English Bible
For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, - and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
Webster
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
World English Bible
For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
Youngs Literal Translation
For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
Themes
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Rejection by God
Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of wisdom
Despisement » The reward for despising wisdom
Evil » Who shall not have evil upon them
Fear » Who shall not be afraid
Hate » The reward for hating knowledge
Hearing » Those that hear wisdom
Knowledge » The reward for hating knowledge
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Prosperity » Perils of » Destruction
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 1:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Lady Wisdom
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices. 32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them. 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
Phrases
Cross References
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.
Deuteronomy 32:15-44
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Psalm 69:22
Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.
Psalm 92:6-7
A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:
Proverbs 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.
Jeremiah 48:11-12
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed.
Luke 12:16-21
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke 16:19-25
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
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 10:38-39
But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
Hebrews 12:8
But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more'shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:
James 5:5
Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.