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Proverbs 1:19

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 1:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — Proverbs 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Not robbery only, but all forms of covetousness are destructive of true life. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Greedy - That seeks gain by wicked practices. Proverbs 1:20”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“every: Pro 15:27, Pro 23:3, Pro 23:4; Sa2 18:11-13; Kg2 5:20-27; Jer 22:17-19; Mic 2:1-3; Mic 3:10-12; Hab 2:9; Act 8:19, Act 8:20; Ti1 3:3, Ti1 6:9, Ti1 6:10; Jam 5:1-4; Pe2 2:3, Pe2 2:14-16 taketh: Job 31:39; Ecc 5:13 Proverbs 1:20”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“An epiphonema: Such is the lot of all who indulge in covetousness; It takes away the life of its owner. This language is formed after Job 8:13. Here, as there, in the word ארחות, the ideas of action and issue, manner of life and its result, are all combined. בּצע signifies properly that which is cut off, a piece, fragment broken off, then that which one breaks off and takes to himself - booty, gain, particularly unjust gain ( Pro 28:16). בּצע בּצע is he who is greedy or covetous. The subject to יקּח is בּצע, covetousness, πλεονεξία (see Isa 57:17). As Hoses, Job 4:11, says of three other things that they taken away לב, the understanding (νοῦς), so here we are taught regarding unjust gain…”
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