Proverbs 1:20-33

New American Standard Bible

^20 (A)Wisdom shouts in the street,
She ^[a]raises her voice in the public square;
²¹ At the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
At the entrance of the gates in the city she declares her sayings:
²² “How long, you ^(B)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will ^(C)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools ^(D)hate knowledge?
²³ Turn to my rebuke,
Behold, I will ^(E)pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
²⁴ Because ^(F)I called and you ^(G)refused,
I ^(H)stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
²⁵ And you ^(I)neglected all my advice
And did not ^(J)want my rebuke;
²⁶ I will also ^(K)laugh at your ^(L)disaster;
I will mock when your ^(M)dread comes,
²⁷ When your dread comes like a storm
And your disaster comes like a ^(N)whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
²⁸ Then they will ^(O)call on me, but I will not answer;
They will ^(P)seek me diligently but will not find me,
²⁹ Because they ^(Q)hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
³⁰ They ^(R)did not accept my advice,
They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.
³¹ So they shall ^(S)eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be ^(T)filled with their own schemes.
³² For the ^(U)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
³³ But ^(V)whoever listens to me will live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”