Proverbs 1:28

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. 2 They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me; 1

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In The King James Version

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

In Context

27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, 2 when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; 2 when distress and anguish come on you. 1

29because they hated knowledge, 2 and didn’t choose the fear of Adonai. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:45You made teshuvah ·complete return· and wept before Adonai; but Adonai didn’t sh'ma ·hear obey· unto your voice, nor turn his ear to you.

Psalms 18:41They cried, but there was no one to save; 2 even to Adonai, but he didn’t answer them. 1

Psalms 78:34When he killed them, then they inquired after him. 2 They made teshuvah ·complete return· and sought God earnestly. 1

Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. 2 Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not sh'ma ·hear obey·. 2 Your hands are full of blood. 1

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 →

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