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Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the waywardness of the naive shall kill them, And the complacency of fools shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the turning away of the simple will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For the turning away of the naive will kill them, And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sin and self-satisfaction bring destruction and death to stupid fools. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Gullible people kill themselves because of their turning away. Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Inexperienced people die because they reject wisdom. Stupid people are destroyed by their own lack of concern. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, the waywardness of the na锟絭e will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the turning of the simple slays them, "" And the security of the foolish destroys them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the error of the foolish shall destroy them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The loathing of the little ones shall destroy them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall perish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the straying of the naive kills them, the smugness of fools destroys them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For waywardness kills the simple, and the complacency of fools destroys them;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the error of the weak-minded men shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, the turning away of the children will kill them, and the error of feeble minds will destroy them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, And the confidence of fools shall destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/1-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=204" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Wisdom Calls Aloud</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4878.htm" title="4878: mə·šū·ḇaṯ (N-fsc) -- Turning back, apostasy. Or mshubah; from shuwb; apostasy.">the waywardness</a> <a href="/hebrew/6612.htm" title="6612: pə·ṯā·yim (N-mp) -- Simple, perhaps open-minded. Or pethiy; or pthaeiy; from pathah; silly.">of the simple</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: ta·har·ḡêm (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">will slay them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7962.htm" title="7962: wə·šal·waṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Quietness, ease. From shalah; security.">and the complacency</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: kə·sî·lîm (N-mp) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">of fools</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: tə·’ab·bə·ḏêm (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs:: 3mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">will destroy them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">2 Peter 2:20-22</a></span><br />If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. / It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. / Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:10-12</a></span><br />and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18-19</a></span><br />They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. / Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></span><br />Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Jeremiah 8:5-6</a></span><br />Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. / I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-19</a></span><br />Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a></span><br />So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.</p><p class="hdg">the turning</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a></b></br> But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a></b></br> He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Hebrews 10:38,39</a></b></br> Now the just shall live by faith: but if <i>any man</i> draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him… </p><p class="hdg">and the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a></b></br> But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered <i>with fatness</i>; then he forsook God <i>which</i> made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">Psalm 69:22</a></b></br> Let their table become a snare before them: and <i>that which should have been</i> for <i>their</i> welfare, <i>let it become</i> a trap.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-6.htm">Psalm 92:6,7</a></b></br> A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this… </p><p class="hdg">prosperity</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Jeremiah 48:11,12</a></b></br> Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">Careless</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Complacency</a> <a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/145-20.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/145-20.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/psalms/91-6.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/psalms/139-19.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/psalms/136-18.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Naive</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/128-5.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/psalms/122-7.htm">Security</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Simple</a> <a href="/psalms/139-19.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-30.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Thoughtless</a> <a href="/psalms/125-5.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Waywardness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Careless</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Complacency</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-26.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-25.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-33.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-35.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-35.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm">Naive</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-2.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-2.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">Security</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm">Simple</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-3.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm">Thoughtless</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Waywardness</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-1.htm">The use of the proverbs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">to avoid the enticing of sinners</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Wisdom complains of her contempt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">She threatens her contemners</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, it often implies a willful disobedience or rebellion against God's commandments. The "simple" are those who lack wisdom and discernment, often characterized by naivety or ignorance. This phrase warns that such a lifestyle leads to self-destruction. The Hebrew word for "simple" can also mean "open-minded" in the sense of being easily influenced or led astray. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that wisdom and understanding are protective, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/4-6.htm">Proverbs 4:6-7</a>, which emphasizes the importance of acquiring wisdom. The concept of being "slain" here is metaphorical, indicating spiritual death or ruin rather than physical death. This reflects the biblical principle that sin leads to death, as stated in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>.<p><b>and the complacency of fools will destroy them</b><br>"Complacency" suggests a false sense of security or satisfaction, often leading to neglect of spiritual vigilance. In biblical terms, fools are those who reject wisdom and instruction, as seen throughout the book of Proverbs. This complacency is dangerous because it blinds individuals to their spiritual peril. The destruction mentioned is both a natural consequence of foolish living and a divine judgment. This is consistent with the biblical narrative that emphasizes the need for constant spiritual alertness, as echoed in <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>, which warns believers to be sober and vigilant. The destruction of fools is a recurring theme in Proverbs, highlighting the inevitable downfall of those who reject God's wisdom. This serves as a cautionary tale, urging readers to seek wisdom and avoid the pitfalls of complacency and folly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_simple.htm">The Simple</a></b><br>In the context of Proverbs, the "simple" refers to those who are naive or inexperienced, often lacking wisdom and discernment. They are easily led astray due to their lack of understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fools.htm">Fools</a></b><br>This term is used throughout Proverbs to describe individuals who reject wisdom and instruction. Fools are characterized by their complacency and refusal to heed correction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/waywardness.htm">Waywardness</a></b><br>This represents a turning away from the path of wisdom and righteousness. It is a deliberate choice to follow one's own desires rather than God's guidance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/complacency.htm">Complacency</a></b><br>This is a state of self-satisfaction, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies. In Proverbs, it is often linked to a false sense of security that leads to destruction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction.htm">Destruction</a></b><br>The ultimate consequence of rejecting wisdom and living in complacency. It signifies both physical and spiritual ruin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_waywardness.htm">The Danger of Waywardness</a></b><br>Straying from God's path leads to spiritual and sometimes physical peril. It's crucial to seek wisdom and stay aligned with God's teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/complacency_as_a_silent_killer.htm">Complacency as a Silent Killer</a></b><br>Complacency can lull us into a false sense of security. We must remain vigilant and proactive in our spiritual growth to avoid destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_wisdom.htm">The Importance of Seeking Wisdom</a></b><br>Actively pursuing wisdom and understanding is vital. It requires humility and a willingness to learn and be corrected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rejecting_wisdom.htm">Consequences of Rejecting Wisdom</a></b><br>Ignoring God's wisdom has serious consequences. We must recognize the importance of heeding divine instruction to avoid ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_discernment.htm">The Call to Discernment</a></b><br>Developing discernment helps us identify and avoid the paths that lead to destruction. This requires regular engagement with Scripture and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_backsliding.htm">What does the Bible say about backsliding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'eat,_drink,_and_be_merry'.htm">What does 'Eat, Drink, and Be Merry' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_5_3_show_a_fool's_brief_rise.htm">In Job 5:3, how could a fool suddenly flourish only to be cursed, and does this reflect any historical or archeological anomaly? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_lead_to_prosperity.htm">How can we show mercy to others daily?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">The turning away of the simple </span>. . .--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>from God. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm" title="Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backslidings shall reprove you: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that you have forsaken the LORD your God, and that my fear is not in you, said the Lord GOD of hosts.">Jeremiah 2:19</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Prosperity of fools</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the security, apathy of dull, stupid people (<span class= "ital">khesilim</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>who cannot believe that God will fulfil His threatenings. (Comp. Psalms 73 throughout.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - Wisdom now brings her address to a close by contrasting the destruction and ruin of the foolish, and the security of those who listen to her voice. <span class="cmt_word">The turning away;</span> <span class="hebrew">מְשׁוּבָה</span> (<span class="accented">m'shuvah</span>), from <span class="hebrew">שׁוּב</span>(<span class="accented">shuv</span>), "to turn about, or to return" (which is used metaphorically of conversion), here means <span class="accented">defection</span>, turning away; and hence apostasy (<span class="accented">aversio</span> Vulgate, Chaldee Paraphrase, Syriac; <span class="accented">perversitio</span>, Cast. Version); the "backsliding" of <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Jeremiah 8:5</a>; <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a>. Abea Ezra understands it to signify "ease," as in the marginal reading; but there seems no warrant for taking the word in that sense. The LXX. renders the passage quite differently, <span class="greek">Ἀνθ ῶν γὰρ ἠδίκουν νηπίους φονευθησονταί</span> "For because they wronged the young, they shall be slain;" so also the Arabic. The turning away is from the warnings and invitations of Wisdom, and implies <span class="accented">rebelliousness</span> against God. <span class="cmt_word">The prosperity</span>. The word in the original (<span class="hebrew">שַׁלְוָה</span>, <span class="accented">shal'vah</span>) <span class="accented">is</span> here used in a bad sense, and means "carelessness, indolence," that carnal security which is induced by prosperity and worldly success, as in <a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21</a>, "I spoke to thee in thy prosperity (security), but thou saidst, I will not hear" (cf. <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a>, where it is translated "idleness." So Dathe translates, "Incuria ignavorum eos perdit." The Chaldee Paraphrase and Syriac Versions read "error." It occurs in a good sense as "tranquillity," "security," in <a href="/proverbs/17-1.htm">Proverbs 17:1</a> and <a href="/psalms/122-7.htm">Psalm 122:7</a>. The derivation of the word is from <span class="hebrew">שָׁלָה</span> (<span class="accented">shalah</span>). "to be tranquil, to be safe, secure." Marines remarks that it is more difficult to bear prosperity than adversity, because we endure adversity, we are corrupted by prosperity, and prosperity or ease makes fools mad. The false security of the prosperous is illustrated by our Lord in his parable of the rich fool (<a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>). The LXX. differs again from the Hebrew in the second clause of this verse, <span class="greek">καὶ ἐξετασμός ἀσεβεῖς ὀλεῖ</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the carefully considered judgment of God concerning them shall destroy them. The LXX, is followed by the Arabia. <span class="cmt_word">Them</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the fools themselves, and not other sinners, as Ben Ezra says, though the apparent security of fools, the impunity with which they seem to go on in their wickedness, and the success of their plans, may lead others to destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/1-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waywardness</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשׁוּבַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šū·ḇaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4878.htm">Strong's 4878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Turning back, apostasy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the simple</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּתָיִ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ṯā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6612.htm">Strong's 6612: </a> </span><span class="str2">Simple, perhaps open-minded</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{will} slay them,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ta·har·ḡêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the complacency</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šal·waṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7962.htm">Strong's 7962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Quietness, ease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of fools</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּסִילִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·sî·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3684.htm">Strong's 3684: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stupid fellow, dullard, fool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{will} destroy them.</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’ab·bə·ḏêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:32 For the backsliding of the simple will (Prov. 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