Proverbs 1:19
The Scripture
(19) So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the preacher warns that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that those who delight in the Lord will prosper. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the wayward, showing that knowledge of God leads to life while ignorance leads to death.
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