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 (KJV)

Other Translations for Proverbs 1:19

So are the waies of euery one that is greedie of gaine: which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

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

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.
- Darby Bible

So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- English Revised Version

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Proverbs 1:19

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 1:19


1:19 Greedy - That seeks gain by wicked practices.


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