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Proverbs 8:36
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KJ21
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.”
ASV
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.
AMP
“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love and court death.”
AMPC
But he who misses me or sins against me wrongs and injures himself; all who hate me love and court death.
BRG
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
CSB
but the one who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
CSBA
but the one who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death.’
CEB
Those who offend me injure themselves; all those who hate me love death.
CJB
But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
CEV
But if you don't find me, you hurt only yourself, and if you hate me, you are in love with death.
DARBY
but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
DRA
But he that shall sin against me, shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death.
ERV
But those who do not find me put their lives in danger. Whoever hates me loves death.”
EASY
But anyone who does not find me brings trouble on himself. Everybody who hates me loves death.’
EHV
but whoever sins against me harms himself. All who hate me love death.
ESV
but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”
ESVUK
but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”
EXB
Those who ·do not find [miss; or offend] me hurt themselves. Those who hate me love death.”
GW
Whoever sins against me harms himself. All those who hate me love death.”
GNT
Those who do not find me hurt themselves; anyone who hates me loves death.”
HCSB
but the one who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
ICB
Whoever does not find me hurts himself. Those who hate me love death.”
ISV
But whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death.”
JUB
But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those that hate me love death.
KJV
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
AKJV
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
LSB
But he who sins against me does violence to his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”
LEB
But he who misses me injures himself. All those who hate me love death.”
TLB
But the one who misses me has injured himself irreparably. Those who refuse me show that they love death.”
MSG
“So, my dear friends, listen carefully; those who embrace these my ways are most blessed. Mark a life of discipline and live wisely; don’t squander your precious life. Blessed the man, blessed the woman, who listens to me, awake and ready for me each morning, alert and responsive as I start my day’s work. When you find me, you find life, real life, to say nothing of God’s good pleasure. But if you wrong me, you damage your very soul; when you reject me, you’re flirting with death.”
MEV
but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.”
NOG
Whoever sins against me harms himself. All those who hate me love death.”
NABRE
But those who pass me by do violence to themselves; all who hate me love death.”
NASB
But one who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”
NASB1995
“But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”
NCB
But whoever sins against me harms himself, and all who hate me love death.”
NCV
Those who do not find me hurt themselves. Those who hate me love death.”
NET
But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death.”
NIRV
But those who don’t find me harm only themselves. Everyone who hates me loves death.”
NIV
But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
NIVUK
But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.’
NKJV
But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”
NLV
But he who misses me hurts himself. All those who hate me love death.”
NLT
But those who miss me injure themselves. All who hate me love death.”
NRSVA
but those who miss me injure themselves; all who hate me love death.’
NRSVACE
but those who miss me injure themselves; all who hate me love death.’
NRSVCE
but those who miss me injure themselves; all who hate me love death.”
NRSVUE
but those who miss me injure themselves; all who hate me love death.”
OJB
But he that sinneth against me doth chamas against his own nefesh; all they that hate me love mavet.
RSV
but he who misses me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”
RSVCE
but he who misses me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”
TLV
But whoever fails to find me harms his life— all who hate me love death.”
VOICE
But heed my warning: the one who goes against me will only hurt himself, for all who despise me are playing with fire and courting death.
WEB
But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.”
WYC
But he that sinneth against me shall hurt his soul; all that hate me, love death. (But he who sinneth against me shall hurt his own soul; all who hate me, love death.)
YLT
And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death!
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