Proverbs 1:28-32
New American Standard Bible
28 Then they will (A)call on me, but I will not answer;
They will (B)seek me diligently but will not find me,
29 Because they (C)hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
30 They (D)did not accept my advice,
They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.
31 So they shall (E)eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be (F)filled with their own schemes.
32 For the (G)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 1:28-32
Amplified Bible
28
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,(A)
29
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],(B)
30
They would not accept my counsel,
And they spurned all my rebuke.
31
“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way
And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.
32
“For the turning away of the [a]naive will kill them,
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.(C)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:32 Lit simple ones.
Proverbs 1:28-32
King James Version
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
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