Proverbs 1:19
“So are the waies of euery one that is greedie of gaine: which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”
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Proverbs 1:19 Context
17Surely in vaine the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues. 19So are the waies of euery one that is greedie of gaine: which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 20¶ Wisedome crieth without, she vttereth her voice in the streets: 21Shee crieth in the chiefe place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she vttereth her words, saying,
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Other Translations for Proverbs 1:19
So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- King James Version
So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
- Basic English Bible
So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.
- Darby Bible
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; who taketh away the life of its owners.
- Webster's Bible
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
- World English Bible
So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
- Youngs Literal Bible
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 1:19
1:19 Greedy - That seeks gain by wicked practices.