Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
- BSB So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- ESV therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.
- NKJV Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
- NASB “So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes.
- NLT Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
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Quick answer
They will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their schemes. It matters because it teaches that sin brings its own bitter harvest.
Overview
The principle of reaping what one sows is stated plainly: their chosen path yields its own consequences. God's judgment often takes the form of handing people over to the results of their choices (Rom. 1:24). This warns that rejecting wisdom is finally self-destructive.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Prov 14:14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
- Jer 6:19Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
- Prov 22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- Job 4:8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
- Gal 6:7–8Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- Isa 3:10–11Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
- Jer 2:19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
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