31 they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.
31 Well, you've made your bed - now lie in it; you wanted your own way - now, how do you like it?
31 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
14 A mean person gets paid back in meanness, a gracious person in grace.
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.
14 Backsliders get what they deserve; good people receive their reward.
(Read Proverbs 14:14)
Of all sinners backsliders will have the most terror when they reflect on their own ways.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 1:31
Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33
(Read Proverbs 1:20-33)
Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners. Proud, jovial people, that make a jest of every thing. Scoffers at religion, that run down every thing sacred and serious. 3. Fools. Those are the worst of fools that hate to be taught, and have a rooted dislike to serious godliness. The precept is plain; Turn you at my reproof. We do not make a right use of reproofs, if we do not turn from evil to that which is good. The promises are very encouraging. Men cannot turn by any power of their own; but God answers, Behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you. Special grace is needful to sincere conversion. But that grace shall never be denied to any who seek it. The love of Christ, and the promises mingled with his reproofs, surely should have the attention of every one. It may well be asked, how long men mean to proceed in such a perilous path, when the uncertainty of life and the consequences of dying without Christ are considered? Now sinners live at ease, and set sorrow at defiance; but their calamity will come. Now God is ready to hear their prayers; but then they shall cry in vain. Are we yet despisers of wisdom? Let us hearken diligently, and obey the Lord Jesus, that we may enjoy peace of conscience and confidence in God; be free from evil, in life, in death, and for ever.