19So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.


In Context

16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

17 But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.

18 And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.

19 So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.

20 Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21 At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying:

Proverbs 1:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:19So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:19Such is the end of all who go after ill- gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; who taketh away the life of its owners.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:19So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of the owners thereof.