Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; 1 they shall look for me diligently, but they shall not find me; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
29For that they hated da'as, 1 and did not choose the Yirat Hashem; 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 1:45And ye returned and wept before Hashem; but Hashem would not listen to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
Job 27:9Will El hear his cry 1 when tzarah cometh upon him? 1
Psalms 18:41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine oyevim; 1 that I might destroy them that hate me. 1
Psalms 78:34When He slaughtered them, then they sought Him; 1 and they returned and inquired diligently after G-d. 1
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, 1 I will hide Mine eyes from you; 1 yea, when ye make many tefillah, 1 I will not hear; 1 your hands are full of damim. 1
Jeremiah 14:12When they undergo a tzom, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer olah (burnt offering) and minchah (grain offering), I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the cherev, and by the ra'av (famine), and by dever (pestilence).
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 →