Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 1:28
28Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me.
Proverbs 1:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
- New International Version (NIV)“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
Context of Proverbs 1:28
26I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you, 27when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you. Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me. 29Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the Lord, 30were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction,
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אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:28
- Genesis 6:3And the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years.”
- Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes on him?
- Job 35:12There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil people.
- Psalms 18:41They cry for help, but there is no one to save them — they cry to the Lord, but he does not answer them.
- Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look at you; even if you offer countless prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Jeremiah 11:11“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring on them disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to me, but I will not hear them.
- Jeremiah 14:12If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather, I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague.”
- Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not show pity or spare them. Though they call loudly in my hearing, I will not listen to them.”
- Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the Lord, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time because of the crimes they have committed.
- Zechariah 7:13Just as he had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen, says the Lord of Armies.
- Matthew 7:22On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name?’
- Matthew 25:10“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
- Luke 13:25once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us! ’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’
- James 4:3You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
- Psalms 78:34When he killed some of them, the rest began to seek him; they repented and searched for God.
- Hosea 5:15I will depart and return to my place until they recognize their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:28
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-33Verses 20-33 Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners. Proud, jovial people, that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28I will not answer: If someone has not sought wisdom before trouble comes, it is often too late to learn.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-3320-33. Some interpreters regard this address as the language of the Son of God under the name of Wisdom (compare Lu 11:49). Others think that wisdom, as the divine attribute specially employed in acts of counsel and admonition, is here personified, and represents God. In either case the address is a most solemn and divine admonition, whose matter and spirit are eminently evangelical and impressive (see on Pr 8:1). Wisdom--literally, "Wisdoms," the plural…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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