Proverbs 1:19 meaning and explanation

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Proverbs 1:19, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse closes the father's warning about violent men who lure the young with promises of easy plunder. In the chapter, the son is told to refuse their invitation, because their ambush turns on themselves: the net they set catches the ones who set it.

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