Darby Bible
Proverbs 1:28
28— then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not 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 also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh; 27when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you: — then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me. 29Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah; 30they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof:
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:28 word by word
אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:28
- Genesis 6:3And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not always plead with Man; for he indeed is flesh; but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
- Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?
- Job 35:12There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.
- Psalms 18:41They cried, and there was none to save; — unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
- Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
- Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon them, from which they shall not be able to escape; and they will cry unto me, and I will not hearken unto them.
- Jeremiah 14:12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer up burnt-offering and oblation, I will not accept them: for I will consume them by sword, and by famine, and by pestilence.
- Ezekiel 8:18And I also will deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.
- Micah 3:4Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
- Zechariah 7:13And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts;
- Matthew 7:22Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power?
- Matthew 25:10But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the [ones that were] ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
- Luke 13:25From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:
- James 4:3Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume [it] in your pleasures.
- Psalms 78:34When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned and sought early after God;
- Hosea 5:15I will go away, I will return to my place, till they acknowledge their trespass, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
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
Topics related to Proverbs 1:28
In the dictionaries
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
Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
Commentaries