Proverbs 1:24
I have called, and you have refused to listen; 1 I reached out with my hand, but there was no one who paid attention. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
In Context
25But you have ignored all my instruction 1 and paid no attention to my correction. 1
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked God's messengers, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no help for it.
Psalms 31:20In the shelter of your presence, you hide them from the plots of men. 1 You hide them in a shelter from the violence of tongues. 1
Isaiah 65:12I will appoint you for the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter, 1 because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen. 1 But you did what was evil in my sight and and chose to do what displeases me.” 1
Jeremiah 7:13So now, on account of your doing all of these practices—this is Yahweh's declaration—I spoke to you time and time again, but you did not listen. I summoned you, but you did not answer.
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and set their shoulders stubbornly. They stopped up their ears so they would not hear.
Matthew 23:37Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often did I long to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
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 →