Proverbs 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. A man in South Africa bought a piece of land for the purpose of farming it, but, after a short trial, finding it unsuitable for that purpose, and hearing that gold was found in the neighbourhood, set to work to see if he could find any, but failed. Disgusted with his purchase, he sold it for what it would fetch, getting what we would call "a mere song" for it. The man who bought it, having also heard that there was a likelihood of gold being found, lost no time in making a vigorous search, and was rewarded in finding both gold and diamonds, which made him rich beyond his wildest dreams. Some years after- wards the former owner, who had left the country, heard from an old friend that gold by the ton and diamonds by hundreds were being taken from his bit of land, and it is said that he gnashed his teeth with rage and chagrin, as, with his hands clenched until the nails entered the palms, he exclaimed, "Oh, what have I lost! what have I lost! "You who have not accepted Christ, take care that some day when salvation is no longer yours to take or refuse, you in the bitterness of anguish can only say, "Oh, what have I lost! what have I lost!" Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.WEB: Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes. |
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