Proverbs 1:24-30
24
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];(A)
25
And you treated all my counsel as nothing
And would not accept my reprimand,
26
I also will laugh at your disaster;
I will mock when your dread and panic come,
27
When your dread and panic come like a storm,
And your disaster comes like a whirlwind,
When anxiety and distress come upon you [as retribution].
28
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,(B)
29
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],(C)
30
They would not accept my counsel,
And they spurned all my rebuke.
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];(A)
And you treated all my counsel as nothing
And would not accept my reprimand,
I also will laugh at your disaster;
I will mock when your dread and panic come,
When your dread and panic come like a storm,
And your disaster comes like a whirlwind,
When anxiety and distress come upon you [as retribution].
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,(B)
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],(C)
They would not accept my counsel,
And they spurned all my rebuke.
Cross references:
A.
Proverbs 1:24:
Isaiah 65:11; Isaiah 65:12; Isaiah 66:4; Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 7:14; Zechariah 7:11-13