Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
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

For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,
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.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“For the turning away of the naive will kill them,
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
משׁבה משׁוּבה 
M@shuwbah 
Usage: 12

of the simple
פּתאי פּתי פּתי 
P@thiy 
Usage: 19

הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

them, and the prosperity
שׁלוה 
Shalvah 
Usage: 8

of fools
כּסיל 
K@ciyl 
Usage: 70

References

Context Readings

The Call Of Lady Wisdom

31 Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own counsel. 32 “For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 But whosoever hearkens unto me shall dwell safely and shall rest from the fear of evil.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:19

Thine own wickedness shall chastise thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee; know therefore and see how evil and bitter it is, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God and that my fear is lacking in thee, saith the Lord GOD of the hosts.

Deuteronomy 32:15-44

But Jeshurun (the upright one) waxed fat and kicked; (thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou hast covered thyself) and forsook the God who made him and lightly esteemed the strong One of his saving health.

Psalm 69:22

Let their table become a snare before them, and that which should have been for their prosperity, let it become a stumbling block.

Psalm 92:6-7

A carnal man does not know, neither does a fool understand this:

Proverbs 8:36

But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those that hate me love death.

Jeremiah 48:11-12

Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

Luke 12:16-21

And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully;

Luke 16:19-25

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day;

John 3:36

He that believes in the Son has eternal life, and he that does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

Hebrews 10:38-39

Now the just shall live by faith, but if any man draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Hebrews 12:8

But if ye are without chastisement, of which all the sons are partakers, then ye are bastards, and not sons.

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse him that speaks. For if those who refused him that spoke on earth did not escape, much less shall we escape, if we turn away from him that speaks from the heavens,

James 5:5

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth and been wanton; ye have refreshed your hearts, as in the day of slaughter of sacrifices.

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