Proverbs 1:24-32

New International Version

²⁴But since you refuse^(A) to listen when I call^(B)
    and no one pays attention^(C) when I stretch out my hand,
²⁵since you disregard all my advice
    and do not accept my rebuke,
²⁶I in turn will laugh^(D) when disaster^(E) strikes you;
    I will mock^(F) when calamity overtakes you^(G)—
²⁷when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster^(H) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

²⁸“Then they will call to me but I will not answer;^(I)
    they will look for me but will not find me,^(J)
²⁹since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.^(K)
³⁰Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,^(L)
³¹they will eat the fruit of their ways
    and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.^(M)
³²For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;^(N)

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Proverbs 1:24-32

Amplified Bible

²⁴
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];^(A)
²⁵
And you treated all my counsel as nothing
And would not accept my reprimand,
²⁶
I also will laugh at your disaster;
I will mock when your dread and panic come,
²⁷
When your dread and panic come like a storm,
And your disaster comes like a whirlwind,
When anxiety and distress come upon you [as retribution].
²⁸
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,^(B)
²⁹
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],^(C)
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.^(D)