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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be satiated with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they shall eat of the fruit of their way And be satisfied with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Now you will eat the fruit of what you have done, until you are stuffed full with your own schemes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle. They will be stuffed with their own schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So then, you will get what you deserve, and your own actions will make you sick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they eat of the fruit of their way, "" And they are filled from their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they shall eat from the fruit of their way, and be filled with their purposes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their way, and they shall have their fill of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Well, then, they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and with their own devices be glutted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own ways and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they will eat of the fruit of their ways and they will be filled with their counsels.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/1-31.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=198" 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">30</span>They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·yō·ḵə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">So they will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: mip·pə·rî (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">the fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏar·kām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">of their own way,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: yiś·bā·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">and be filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/4156.htm" title="4156: ū·mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·ṯê·hem (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Counsel, plan, principle, device. From ya'ats; a purpose.">with their own devices.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.…<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="/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="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></span><br />As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Hosea 8:7</a></span><br />For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-32</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a></span><br />Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Isaiah 3:10-11</a></span><br />Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. / 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="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-12</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.<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="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a></span><br />Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-21.htm">Romans 6:21-23</a></span><br />What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death. / But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. / 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="/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13</a></span><br />Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3-4</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations. / 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a></span><br />By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-18.htm">James 3:18</a></span><br />Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm">Proverbs 14:14</a></b></br> The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man <i>shall be satisfied</i> from himself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Proverbs 22:8</a></b></br> He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></b></br> Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/81-12.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/144-13.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/147-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-17.htm">Full</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-29.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Sated</a> <a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Satiated</a> <a href="/psalms/119-150.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-15.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/11-14.htm">Counsels</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-14.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-17.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-10.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-16.htm">Sated</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-16.htm">Satiated</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-18.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-8.htm">Ways</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So they will eat the fruit of their own way</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the principle of sowing and reaping, a common biblical theme. In the context of Proverbs, it highlights the consequences of rejecting wisdom and choosing a path of folly. The "fruit" symbolizes the outcomes or results of one's actions. In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of life, and the metaphor of eating the fruit of one's labor would have been easily understood. This concept is echoed in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." The idea is that individuals are responsible for their choices and will experience the natural consequences of their actions, whether good or bad.<p><b>and be filled with their own devices</b><br>The term "devices" refers to plans or schemes, often with a negative connotation of cunning or deceit. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, wisdom literature often warned against relying on one's own understanding or cleverness apart from divine guidance. This phrase suggests that those who reject God's wisdom will ultimately be overwhelmed by the outcomes of their own misguided plans. It serves as a warning against self-reliance and pride, which are frequently condemned in Scripture. This is reminiscent of <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a>, where Paul describes how God gives people over to their depraved minds when they choose to reject Him. The filling with their own devices implies a saturation or overwhelming presence of the consequences of their choices, underscoring the seriousness of turning away from divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He compiled these sayings to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <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 lack discernment, often easily led astray by folly.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fool.htm">The Fool</a></b><br>A recurring character in Proverbs, the fool is someone who despises wisdom and instruction, choosing instead to follow their own misguided path.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>Personified as a woman calling out in the streets, wisdom represents God's truth and guidance, offering life to those who heed her call.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_scoffer.htm">The Scoffer</a></b><br>Another character in Proverbs, the scoffer is someone who mocks and ridicules wisdom, often leading others astray with their cynicism.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_reaping_what_you_sow.htm">The Principle of Reaping What You Sow</a></b><br>Our actions have consequences. Just as planting seeds leads to a harvest, our choices lead to outcomes that reflect those choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-reliance.htm">The Danger of Self-Reliance</a></b><br>Relying solely on our own understanding and desires can lead to destructive outcomes. We must seek God's wisdom and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_seek_wisdom.htm">The Call to Seek Wisdom</a></b><br>Proverbs encourages us to pursue wisdom diligently. By aligning our lives with God's truth, we can avoid the pitfalls of folly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_warnings.htm">The Importance of Heeding Warnings</a></b><br>Ignoring the warnings of wisdom leads to negative consequences. We must be attentive to God's instruction and correction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_personal_responsibility.htm">The Role of Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>We are accountable for our actions. Understanding this helps us make choices that honor God and lead to life.<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_defines_a_biblical_proverb.htm">What defines a biblical proverb?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_proverbs_view_wise_vs._foolish_women.htm">How do Proverbs contrast wise and foolish women?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_law_of_attraction.htm">What is the Bible's view on the law of attraction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_1_7_mean.htm">What does Proverbs 1:7 mean by "fools despise wisdom"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore they shall eat,</span> etc. A further enlargement of the declaration of Wisdom, showing that their calamity is the result of their own ways. The futures are resumed in the original from ver. 28. The word "therefore" does not occur, but it is met with in the LXX., <span class="greek">τοιγαροῦν</span>; in the Vulgate, <span class="accented">igitur</span>; and in the Syriac, <span class="accented">ideo.</span> The truth here expressed is accordant with the tenor of the teaching of the Scripture (comp. <a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm">Proverbs 14:14</a>; <a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Proverbs 22:8</a>; <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Isaiah 3:10</a>; <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7, 8</a>), and with our daily experience of God's moral government of the world (see Butler, 'Analogy,' part 1, ch. 2, <span class="accented">ad fin.</span>). This sentiment of retributive punishment also found expression in Terence, "Tute hoc intristi, tibi omne est edendum" ('Phorm.,' 2. 1. 4). When we are punished, the blameworthiness lies not with God, but with us sinners (Wardlaw). <span class="cmt_word">They shall be filled;</span> rather, <span class="accented">satiated</span>, or <span class="accented">surfeited</span>; <span class="accented">saturabuntur</span> (Vulgate). The verb <span class="hebrew">שָׁבַע</span> (<span class="accented">shava</span>) means not only "to fill," but "to be satiated or cloyed" (cf. <a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm">Proverbs 14:14</a>; <a href="/proverbs/25-16.htm">Proverbs 25:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/88-3.htm">Psalm 88:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Psalm 123:4</a>). Michaelis remarks on this word, "Ad nauseam implebuntur et comedent, ita ut consiliorum suorum vehementer tandem, sed nimis sero, ipsos poeniteat" (Michaelis, 'Notre Uberiores in Prov.'), "They shall be filled and eat <span class="accented">ad nauseam</span>, so that at length, but too late, they shall vehemently repent them of their own counsels." <span class="cmt_word">Counsels</span> (<span class="hebrew">מועֵצות</span>, <span class="accented">moetsoth</span>); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> ungodly counsels, or evil devices. The word only occurs in the plural. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/1-31.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">So they {will} eat</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fruit</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their own way,</span><br /><span class="heb">דַרְכָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḏar·kām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be filled</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·bā·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their own devices.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4156.htm">Strong's 4156: </a> </span><span class="str2">Counsel, plan, principle, device</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit (Prov. 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