Proverbs 1:28–29
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 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;
They shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that 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.