Proverbs 1:25

Proverbs 1:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
• New International Version (NIV)since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke,
• English Standard Version (ESV)because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke,

Context of Proverbs 1:25

23Listen to me as I warn you of danger! Then I will let you know my thoughts. I will let you hear my message. 24I called out to you, but you refused to listen. I reached out to you, but you turned your backs to me. You would not accept my teaching. When I warned you, you did nothing. 26So, when trouble comes to you, I will laugh. I will laugh at you when you are afraid. 27Fear may hit you like a strong wind. Trouble may knock you down, like a storm. Your problems may make you very afraid. But I will laugh at you.

Proverbs 1:25 word by word

וַתִּפְרְע֥וּ כָל־עֲצָתִ֑י וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲבִיתֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But ye have set at noughtפָּרַעpâra‛ · to neglectH6544
• all my counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• and wouldאָבָה'âbâh · be willingH14
• none of my reproofתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433

Cross-references for Proverbs 1:25

• Proverbs 1:30They have not agreed to my advice. When I warned them, they turned away.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they laughed at the men that God sent to them. They did not think that his messages were important. They insulted his prophets. Finally, the Lord became very angry with his people. Nothing could stop him from punishing them.
• Psalms 107:11They had refused to obey God's commands. They did not accept the teaching of the Most High God.
• Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the men that studied God's Law had not asked John to baptize them. They did not believe the message that God was giving to them.
• Proverbs 5:12You will say, ‘I should have listened when people warned me that I was doing bad things.
• Proverbs 12:1Do you want to know the right way to live? Then you must accept it when people warn you that you have done something wrong. Only stupid people hate it when people warn them.
• Psalms 81:11But my people refused to listen to me. My people, Israel, did not obey me.

Commentaries on Proverbs 1:25

• 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. 24-27you neglected all my counsel: This is like ignoring God's call (see Psalm 14). God calls us through: creation (Psalm 8; Romans 1:18–20) Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21)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 1:25

• Counsel
• Fear of God
• God Continued...
• Holy Spirit
• Impenitence
• Instruction
• Obduracy (Hardness)
• Opportunity
• Punishment
• Remorse
• Repentance
• Reprobacy
• Scoffing
• Wicked (People)
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Consent
• Despise
• Entice
• Hate
• Lurk
• Naught
• Prosperity
• Proverb
• Refrain

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