Proverbs 1:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 1:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 1:19 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 1:19 — 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 (KJV)
Proverbs 1:19 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 1:19
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:19: ways, one, gain
“Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:19: one, gain, taketh
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:19: every, one, gain
“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:19: every, one, gain
“If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: fruits: Heb. strength the owners...: Heb. the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or, breathe out”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:19: one, life, owners
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