World English Bible

Proverbs 1:19

“So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.”

Verse in context — Proverbs 1

For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

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

Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

Wisdom sayings for godly living and practical life.