Proverbs 1:32 · KJV
“For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. {turning...: or, ease of the simple}”
— Proverbs 1:32
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 1 — Context
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. {turning...: or, ease of the simple}
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
John 3:36
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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 bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear {is} not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Luke 16:19-25
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more {shall not} we {escape}, if we turn away from him that {speaketh} from heaven:
Deuteronomy 32:15-44
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered {with fatness}; then he forsook God {which} made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
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 remained in him, and his scent is not changed. {remained: Heb. stood}
Luke 12:16-21
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: