Proverbs 1:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 1:24

22 “How long, you¹ simple ones, will you love simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.

23 Turn at my rebuke;
Surely ^aI will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.

24 ^aBecause I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,

25 Because you ^adisdained all my counsel,
And would have none of my rebuke,

26 ^aI also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your terror comes,

27 When ^ayour terror comes like a storm,
And your destruction comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

28 “Then^a they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.

29 Because they ^ahated knowledge
And did not ^bchoose the fear of the Lord,

30 ^aThey would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.

31 Therefore ^athey shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.

32 For the¹ turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

33 But whoever listens to me will dwell ^asafely,
And ^bwill be secure, without fear of evil.”

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 1:24

American Standard Version
Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

Amplified® Bible
Because I have called and you have refused [to answer], have stretched out my hand and no man has heeded it,

Contemporary English Version
You completely ignored me and refused to listen;

Darby English Version
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;

Good News Bible
I have been calling you, inviting you to come, but you would not listen. You paid no attention to me.

King James Version
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

New American Standard Bible
"Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;

New International Version
But since you rejected me when I called
and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,

New King James Version
Because I have called and you refused,
I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;

Revised Standard Version
Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

Young's Literal Translation
Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

New English Translation
However,¹ because² I called but you refused to listen,³ because⁴ I stretched out my hand⁵ but no one paid attention,