Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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.

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 They shall eat from the fruit of their way, and they shall be sated from their own schemes, 32 for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33 Whoever listens to me will dwell in security and rest securely from dread and disaster."

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:19

Your wickedness will chastise you, and your apostasies will reprove you. Therefore know and see that [it is] evil and bitter, your forsaking of Yahweh, your God, and fear of me [is] not in you," {declares} the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.

Deuteronomy 32:15-44

And Jeshurun grew fat, and he kicked; you grew fat, you bloated, and you became obstinate; and he abandoned God, his maker, and he scoffed [at] the rock of his salvation.

Psalm 69:22

Let their table before them be a trap, and their [times of] peace a snare.

Psalm 92:6-7

[The] brutish man does not know, and [the] fool cannot understand this.

Proverbs 8:36

But he who misses me injures himself. All those who hate me love death."

Jeremiah 48:11-12

Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has been quiet on his dregs, and he has not been poured out from vessel to vessel, and he has not gone into exile. {Therefore} his taste has remained unchanged, and his fragrance has not changed.

Luke 12:16-21

And he told a parable to them, saying, "The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

Luke 16:19-25

"Now a certain man was rich, and dressed [in] purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.

John 3:36

The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life--but the wrath of God remains on him.

Hebrews 10:38-39

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."

Hebrews 12:8

But if you are without discipline, in which all [legitimate sons] have become participants, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

Hebrews 12:25

Watch out that you do not refuse the one who is speaking! For if those did not escape [when they] refused the one who warned [them] on earth, much less [will] we [escape], [if we] reject the [one who warns] from heaven,

James 5:5

You have lived self-indulgently on the earth and have lived luxuriously. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

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