God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 1:26
26I will laugh at your calamity. I will make fun of you when panic strikes you,
Proverbs 1:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
- New International Version (NIV)I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
- English Standard Version (ESV)I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,
- New King James Version (NKJV)I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes,
Context of Proverbs 1:26
24“I called, and you refused to listen. I stretched out my hands to you, and no one paid attention. 25You ignored all my advice. You did not want me to warn you. I will laugh at your calamity. I will make fun of you when panic strikes you, 27when panic strikes you like a violent storm, when calamity strikes you like a wind storm, when trouble and anguish come to you. 28“They will call to me at that time, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me,
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:26 word by word
גַּם־אֲ֭נִי בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם אֶשְׂחָ֑ק אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג בְּבֹ֣א פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:26
- Judges 10:14Cry out for help to the gods you chose. Let them rescue you when you’re in trouble.”
- Psalms 2:4The one enthroned in heaven laughs. The Lord makes fun of them.
- Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him because he has seen that his time is coming.
- Luke 14:24I can guarantee that none of those invited earlier will taste any food at my banquet.’ ”
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Compare the marginal reference. The scorn and derision with which men look on pride and malice, baffled and put to shame, has something that answers to it in the Divine Judgment. It is, however, significant that in the fuller revelation of the mind and will of the Father in the person of the Son no such language meets us. Sadness, sternness, severity, there may be, but, from first to last, no word of mere derision.Read the comment
- 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
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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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