Proverbs 1:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 1:28

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 1:28

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American Standard Version
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

Amplified® Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
You will ask for my help, but I won't listen; you will search, but you won't find me.

Darby English Version
-- then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

Good News Bible
Then you will call for wisdom, but I will not answer. You may look for me everywhere, but you will not find me.

King James Version
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

New American Standard Bible
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

New International Version
"Then they will call to me but I will not answer;
they will look for me but will not find me.

New King James Version
" Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

Revised Standard Version
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

Young's Literal Translation
Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

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