Proverbs 1:19,28
Proverbs 1:19 New International Version (NIV)
Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
Proverbs 1:28 New International Version (NIV)
“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me
Proverbs 1:8-19 The Message (MSG)
Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother’s knee. Wear their counsel like a winning crown, like rings on your fingers. Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, don’t go along with them. If they say—“Let’s go out and raise some hell. Let’s beat up some old man, mug some old woman. Let’s pick them clean and get them ready for their funerals. We’ll load up on top-quality loot. We’ll haul it home by the truckload. Join us for the time of your life! With us, it’s share and share alike!”— Oh, friend, don’t give them a second look; don’t listen to them for a minute. They’re racing to a very bad end, hurrying to ruin everything they lay hands on. Nobody robs a bank with everyone watching, Yet that’s what these people are doing— they’re doing themselves in. When you grab all you can get, that’s what happens: the more you get, the less you are.
Proverbs 1:25-28 The Message (MSG)
“Since you laugh at my counsel and make a joke of my advice, How can I take you seriously? I’ll turn the tables and joke about your troubles! What if the roof falls in, and your whole life goes to pieces? What if catastrophe strikes and there’s nothing to show for your life but rubble and ashes? You’ll need me then. You’ll call for me, but don’t expect an answer. No matter how hard you look, you won’t find me.
Proverbs 1:19 King James Version (KJV)
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; Which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 1:28 King James Version (KJV)
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; They shall seek me early, but they shall not find me
Proverbs 1:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.
Proverbs 1:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me
Proverbs 1:19 New Century Version (NCV)
All greedy people end up this way; greed kills selfish people.
Proverbs 1:28 New Century Version (NCV)
“Then you will call to me, but I will not answer. You will look for me, but you will not find me.
Proverbs 1:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 1:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me
Proverbs 1:19 New International Version (NIV)
Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
Proverbs 1:28 New International Version (NIV)
“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me
Proverbs 1:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.
Proverbs 1:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
Proverbs 1:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; Greed takes away the lives of its possessors. [Prov 15:27; 1 Tim 6:10]
Proverbs 1:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer; They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me, [Job 27:9; 35:12, 13; Is 1:15, 16; Jer 11:11; Mic 3:4; James 4:3]
Proverbs 1:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.
Proverbs 1:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
Proverbs 1:19 The Passion Translation (TPT)
In their ungodly disrespect for God they bring destruction on their own lives.
Proverbs 1:28 The Passion Translation (TPT)
you will cry out to me, but I won’t answer. Then it will be too late to expect my help. When desperation drives you to search for me, I will be nowhere to be found.