Proverbs 1:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 1:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 1:31 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 1:31 — KJV
“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”
— Proverbs 1:31 (KJV)
Proverbs 1:31 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 1:31
“Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:31: therefore, eat, fruit
“By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. images: or, sun images”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:31: therefore, eat, fruit
“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:31: eat, own, way
“Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:31: therefore, eat, way
“The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:31: eat, fruit, way
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