Proverbs 1:24-32

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²⁴ “I tried to help, but you refused to listen. I offered my hand, but you turned away from me. ²⁵ You ignored my advice and refused to be corrected. ²⁶ So I will laugh at your troubles and make fun of you when what you fear happens. ²⁷ Disasters will strike you like a storm. Problems will pound you like a strong wind. Trouble and misery will weigh you down.

²⁸ “Fools will call for me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me. ²⁹ That is because they hated knowledge. They refused to fear and respect the Lord. ³⁰ They ignored my advice and refused to be corrected. ³¹ They filled their lives with what they wanted. They went their own way, so they will get what they deserve.

³² “Fools die because they refuse to follow wisdom. They are content to follow their foolish ways, and that will destroy them.