Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,.... Their evil ways; be punished according to their deserts, and receive the just reward of their iniquities; see Isa 3:10;
and be filled with…
This is no arbitrary sentence. The fault was all along their own. The fruit of their own ways is death.
Solomon, having shown how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here shows how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God, which we shall for ever rue the neglect of.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the fruit of their own way As they sow, so shall they reap, in accordance with the eternal law of righteousness. Comp. Gal 6:7-8.
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