20 Wisdom crieth aloud תָּרֹ֑נָּה ta.Ro.nah H7442 in the street בַּח֣וּץ ba.Chutz H2351 ; She uttereth her voice קוֹלָֽהּ׃ ko.Lah H6963 in the broad places; 21 She crieth in the chief H7218 place of concourse; At the entrance H6607 of the gates H8179 , In the city בָּעִ֗יר ba.'Ir H5892 , she uttereth her words H561 : 22 How long , ye simple ones , will ye love תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ te.'e.ha.Vu H157 simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing , And fools וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים u.khe.si.Lim H3684 hate יִשְׂנְאוּ־ yis.ne.'u- H8130 knowledge דָֽעַת׃ Da.'at H1847 ? 23 Turn תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ ta.Shu.vu H7725 you at my reproof : Behold , I will pour אַבִּ֣יעָה 'a.Bi.'ah H5042 out my spirit רוּחִ֑י ru.Chi H7307 upon you ; I will make H3045 known H3045 my words דְבָרַ֣י de.va.Rai H1697 unto you . 24 Because I have called קָ֭רָאתִי Ka.ra.ti H7121 , and ye have refused H3985 ; I have stretched H5186 out my hand יָ֝דִ֗י ya.Di H3027 , and no man hath regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel H6098 , And would H14 none of my reproof : 26 I also גַּם־ gam- H1571 will laugh אֶשְׂחָ֑ק 'es.Chak H7832 in the day of your calamity בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם be.'ei.de.Khem H343 ; I will mock אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג 'el.'Ag H3932 when your fear H6343 cometh; 27 When your fear H6343 cometh as a storm , And your calamity וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם Ve.'ei.de.khem H343 cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress H6869 and anguish come H935 upon you . 28 Then אָ֣ז 'az H227 will they call יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי Yik.ra.'u.ni H7121 upon me , but I will not answer אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה 'e.'e.Neh H6030 ; They will seek יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי ye.sha.cha.Ru.ni H7836 me diligently , but they shall not find יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ yim.tza.'U.ni H4672 me : 29 For that they hated שָׂ֣נְאוּ Sa.ne.'u H8130 knowledge דָ֑עַת Da.'at H1847 , And did not choose H977 the fear וְיִרְאַ֥ת ve.yir.'At H3374 of Jehovah , 30 They would H14 none of my counsel H6098 , They despised all my reproof . 31 Therefore shall they eat וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ Ve.yo.khe.lu H398 of the fruit מִפְּרִ֣י mi.pe.Ri H6529 of their own way דַרְכָּ֑ם dar.Kam H1870 , And be filled with their own devices . 32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay H2026 them , And the careless ease וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת ve.shal.Vat H7962 of fools כְּסִילִ֣ים ke.si.Lim H3684 shall destroy תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ te.'a.be.Dem H6 them . 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell יִשְׁכָּן־ yish.kon- H7931 securely , And shall be quiet without fear H6343 of evil H7451 . Read all of Proverbs 1 ← Psalms 150 Proverbs 2 → Commentaries on Proverbs 1 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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