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Proverbs 1:19

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

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Proverbs 1:19 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
  2. 18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
  3. 19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
  4. 20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
  5. 21She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words: