Proverbs 1:28–29

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

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

29 For that they hhated knowledge,

And did not schoose the fear of the Lord:

Proverbs 1:28–29 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

they will look for me but will not find me,

29 since they hated knowledge

and did not choose to fear the Lord.

Proverbs 1:28–29 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

29 Because they hated knowledge

and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

Proverbs 1:28–29 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

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

29 For they hated knowledge

and chose not to fear the Lord.

Proverbs 1:28–29 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

28 “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;

They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.

29 Because they hated knowledge

And did not choose the fear of the Lord,

Proverbs 1:28–29 — New Century Version (NCV)

28 “Then you will call to me,

but I will not answer.

You will look for me,

but you will not find me.

29 It is because you rejected knowledge

and did not choose to respect the Lord.

Proverbs 1:28–29 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

29 For that they hated knowledge,

And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

Proverbs 1:28–29 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

28 —then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;

Proverbs 1:28–29 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

28 “They will call to me at that time, but I will not answer.

They will look for me, but they will not find me,

29 because they hated knowledge

and did not choose the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 1:28–29 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

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

29 Because they hated knowledge,

didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

Proverbs 1:28–29 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

they will seek me diligently, but will not find me.

29 Because they hated knowledge

and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

Proverbs 1:28–29 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

they will seek me diligently but not find me.

29 Since they hated knowledge,

and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,

Proverbs 1:28–29 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

28 “Then you will call to me. But I won’t answer.

You will look for me. But you won’t find me.

29 You hated knowledge.

You didn’t choose to have respect for the Lord.

Proverbs 1:28–29 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

28 “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;

They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

29 Because they hated knowledge

And did not choose the fear of the Lord.

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q	1 Sa 8:18 2 Sa 22:42 Job 27:9 Job 35:12 Ps 18:41 Ps 66:18 Is 1:15 Je 11:11 Je 14:12 Eze 8:18 Mic 3:4 Zec 7:14 Jn 9:31 Jas 4:3
r	ch. 7:15. & 8:17. & 11:27. & 13:24 in the Heb. See Ps. 63:1.
h	ver. 29. So ch. 5:12. & 12:1. Comp. Job 21:14.
s	See Ps. 119:173.