God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 1:30
30They refused my advice. They despised my every warning.
Proverbs 1:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
- New International Version (NIV)Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
- English Standard Version (ESV)would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,
- New King James Version (NKJV)They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke.
Context of Proverbs 1:30
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, 29because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord. They refused my advice. They despised my every warning. 31They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle. They will be stuffed with their own schemes. 32“Gullible people kill themselves because of their turning away. Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference.
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:30 word by word
לֹא־אָב֥וּ לַעֲצָתִ֑י נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:30
- Proverbs 1:25You ignored all my advice. You did not want me to warn you.
- Psalms 81:11“But my people did not listen to me. Israel wanted nothing to do with me.
- Psalms 119:111Your written instructions are mine forever. They are the joy of my heart.
- Jeremiah 8:9Wise people are put to shame, confused, and trapped. They have rejected the Lord’s word. They don’t really have any wisdom.
- Luke 14:18“Everyone asked to be excused. The first said to him, ‘I bought a field, and I need to see it. Please excuse me.’
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:30
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-31Verses 29-31 This is no arbitrary sentence. The fault was all along their own. The fruit of their own ways is death.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. 29-30they hated knowledge: Proverbs uses strong language. You either love and accept Wisdom or hate and reject her.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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