Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 1:31 in other translations
| BSB | So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. |
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| WEB | Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes. |
| ASV | Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices. |
| YLT | And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled. |
| DARBY | therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices. |
| BBE | So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full. |
| Webster | Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. |
What does Proverbs 1:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 1:20-33
20-33. Some interpreters regard this address as the language of the Son of God under the name of Wisdom (compare Lu 11:49). Others think that wisdom, as the divine attribute specially employed in acts of counsel and admonition, is here personified, and represents God. In either case the address is a most solemn and divine admonition, whose matter and spirit are eminently evangelical and impressive (see on Pr 8:1)…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners…
Proverbs 1:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 1:31
- Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
- Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
- Job 4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
- Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- Galatians 6:7-8
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
- Isaiah 3:10-11
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given 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.
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Context
- Proverbs 1:30
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
- Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Proverbs 1:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Comerán pues del fruto de su camino, y se hartarán de sus consejos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ils mangeront du fruit de leur voie et seront rassasiés de leurs propres conseils. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie werden essen von der Frucht ihres Weges, und von ihren Ratschlägen sich sättigen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Comedent igitur fructus viæ suæ, suisque consiliis saturabuntur. |