Proverbs 1:19
“So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”
KJV
Read in Proverbs 1Meaning
The parental warning closes by naming gain itself as the trap when it is pursued through predatory means.
Read carefully
The verse condemns gain pursued through destructive greed, not wealth as a universal category.
Reflection
Ask whether the gain depends on exploitation, deception, or harm.