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Proverbs 1:28–29

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28qThen shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;

They shall rseek me early, but they shall not find me:

29For that they hhated knowledge,

And did not schoose the fear of the Lord:

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Footnotes

  1. rch. 7:15. & 8:17. & 11:27. & 13:24 in the Heb. See Ps. 63:1.
  2. hver. 29. So ch. 5:12. & 12:1. Comp. Job 21:14.
  3. sSee Ps. 119:173.

Cross references

  1. q1 Sam. 8:18. 2 Sam. 22:42. Job 27:9. & 35:12? Ps. 18:41. & 66:18. Isai. 1:15. Jer. 11:11. & 14:12. Ezek. 8:18. Mic. 3:4. Zech. 7:14. John 9:31. James 4:3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;

they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

Because they hated knowledge

and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Then they will call to me but I will not answer;

they will look for me but will not find me,

since they hated knowledge

and did not choose to fear the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;

they will search for me, but won’t find me.

Because they hated knowledge,

didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

NLTNew Living Translation

“When they cry for help, I will not answer.

Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.

For they hated knowledge

and chose not to fear the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

then they will call me, but I will not answer;

they will seek me diligently but not find me.

Since they hated knowledge,

and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,