Proverbs 1:28-30

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁸ Then will they call upon me [Wisdom] but I will not answer; they will seek me early and diligently but they will not find me.^(A)

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord,^(B)

³⁰ Would accept none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof,