Proverbs 1 · Verse 32

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Proverbs 1:32, King James Version

Proverbs 1:32 in other translations

BSBFor the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
WEBFor the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
ASVFor the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
YLTFor the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
DARBYFor the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.
BBEFor 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.
WebsterFor the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

What does Proverbs 1:32 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)…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 For the turning away of the simple - This difficult place seems to refer to such a case as we term turning king's evidence; where an accomplice saves his own life by impeaching the rest of his gang. This is called his turning or repentance, משובה meshubah; and he was the most likely to turn, because he was of the פתים pethayim, seduced or deceived persons. And this evidence was given against them when they were in their prosperity, שלוה shalvah, their security, enjoying the fruits of their depredations; and being thus in a state of fancied security, they were the more easily taken and brought to justice.

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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…

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Proverbs 1:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
מְשׁוּבַ֣תme.shu.Vat[the] waywardness ofH4878
פְּתָיִ֣םpe.ta.Yimnaive peopleH6612
תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.Gemit will ruin themH2026
וְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.Vatand [the] ease ofH7962
כְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimfoolsH3684
תְּאַבְּדֵֽם\׃te.'a.be.Demit will destroy themH6

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Cross references for Proverbs 1:32

  • 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: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; …

  • 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:

  • Hebrews 12:8

    But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

  • Luke 12:16-21

    And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. …

  • 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. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

  • Psalms 69:22

    Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

  • James 5:5

    Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

  • 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. They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. …

  • Psalms 92:6-7

    A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the turning.
8:36; Joh 3:36; Heb 10:38,39; 12:25
and the.
De 32:15-44; Ps 69:22; 92:6,7; Lu 12:16-21; 16:19-25; Heb 12:8
Jas 5:5
prosperity. or, ease.
Jer 48:11,12

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Context

  • 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 1:33

    But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

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Proverbs 1:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque el reposo de los ignorantes los matará, y la prosperidad de los necios los echará á perder.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car la révolte des simples les tue, et la prospérité des sots les fait périr.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn die Abtrünnigkeit der Einfältigen wird sie töten, und die Sorglosigkeit der Toren sie umbringen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Aversio parvulorum interficiet eos, et prosperitas stultorum perdet illos.