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Proverbs 1:19

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So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain.
It takes away the life of its owners.

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Proverbs 1:19 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 17For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
  2. 18but these lay in wait for their own blood.
    They lurk secretly for their own lives.
  3. 19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain.
    It takes away the life of its owners.
  4. 20Wisdom calls aloud in the street.
    She utters her voice in the public squares.
  5. 21She calls at the head of noisy places.
    At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words: