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 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

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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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