Proverbs 1:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”
Proverbs 1:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 1:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 1:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.”
Proverbs 1:19 — World English Bible
Proverbs 1:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”
Proverbs 1:19 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“So <FI>are<Fi> the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.”
Proverbs 1:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 1:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.”
Proverbs 1:19 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.”
Proverbs 1:19 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 1:19 in Context — Proverbs 1
17 Certamente [é] inútil se estender a rede diante da vista de todas as aves;
18 Porém estes estão esperando [o derramamento] de seu [próprio] sangue; e preparam emboscada para suas [próprias] almas.
19 Assim [são] os caminhos de todo aquele que tem ganância pelo lucro desonesto; ela tomará a alma daqueles que a tem.
20 A sabedoria grita pelas ruas; nas praças ela levanta sua voz.
21 Ela clama nas encruzilhadas, onde [passam] muita gente; às entradas das portas, nas cidades ela diz suas mensagens:
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What Does Proverbs 1:19 Mean?
Proverbs 1:19 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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