Proverbs 1:30
They're not willing to accept my advice; they despise all my warnings.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
In Context
29Why?—because they hated knowledge, and they didn't choose to respect the Lord.
31So they'll have to eat the fruit of their own choices, bloated by their own devious schemes.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 25:16But while he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a counselor to the king? Stop right now! Do you want to be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that God has decided to destroy you, because you have acted like this and have refused to listen to my advice.”
Psalms 119:111I will always hold on to what you say for your words make me really happy,
Proverbs 1:25You ignored everything I said; you wouldn't accept any of my warnings.
Jeremiah 8:9The wise will be shown to be foolish; they will be shocked at being caught out. Can't you see that they've rejected what the Lord says—so do they have any wisdom at all?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:21-33
Wisdom's Exhortations; Doom of Obdurate Sinners. 20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have… Read the whole commentary →