Verse Comparison: Proverbs 1:19
American Standard Version
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Amplified® Bible
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain; such [greed for plunder] takes away the lives of its possessors.
Contemporary English Version
The wealth you get from crime robs you of your life.
Darby English Version
So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.
Good News Bible
Robbery always claims the life of the robber---this is what happens to anyone who lives by violence.
King James Version
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
New American Standard Bible
So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.
New International Version
Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the lives of those who get it.
New King James Version
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Those who practice the ways of attaining gains by violence will discover that it takes away the life of its possessors.
Revised Standard Version
Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence; it takes away the life of its possessors.
Young's Literal Translation
So `are' the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
