Graphic Bible · Scene 36 of 36

An adult hand turns away above a living olive branch toward dry broken branches in shadow.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Proverbs 8:36

Rejecting Wisdom Harms the Soul

Wisdom Calls, Gives Counsel, and Delights in the World · Proverbs 8

Story guide: The living and dead branches interpret the warning about self-harm and death without depicting a killing or historical episode.

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36But the one who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

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