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Proverbs 1:32

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מְשׁוּבַ֣תmeshuvatbackslidingמְשׁוּבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “backsliding”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4878apostasybacksliding, turning away.פְּתָיִ֣םpetayimfoolishפְּתִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םtahargemdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.וְשַׁלְוַ֖תveshalvatand abundanceשַׁלְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7962security (genuine or false)abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness.כְּסִילִ֣יםkesilimfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).תְּאַבְּדֵֽםteabdemdestroyאָבַדverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Young’s Literal Translation

For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

World English Bible

For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

Darby Translation

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.

Douay-Rheims

The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνθʼ ὧν γὰρ ἠδίκουν νηπίους, φονευθήσονται, καὶ ἐξετασμὸς ἀσεβεῖς ὀλεῖ.