Proverbs 1:31

31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

Proverbs 1:31 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:31

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 ( Isaiah 3:10 Isaiah 3:11 ) ; and be filled with their own devices;
or "counsels" ^F7: their device and counsel was to put Christ to death; to deliver him to the Roman governor, that he might be crucified, as he was: and they afterwards had their bellyful of crucifixion, as the word ^F8 used signifies; such vast numbers of them were crucified by the Romans before the walls of the city, five hundred a day, and sometimes more; insomuch that room was needed for crosses, and crosses for bodies ^F9.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (Mhytuewmm) "de consiliis suis", Pagninus, Montanus; "ex consiliis suis", Junius & Tremellius
F8 (webvy) "saturabuntar", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator
F9 Josephus de Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 11. s. 1.

Proverbs 1:31 In-Context

29 Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

30 They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

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

33 And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!'