New Living Translation
Proverbs 1:30
30They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them.
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“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me. 29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord. They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them. 31Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes. 32For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
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 my advice and rejected the correction I offered.
- Psalms 81:11“But no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want me around.
- Psalms 119:111Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight.
- Jeremiah 8:9These wise teachers will fall into the trap of their own foolishness, for they have rejected the word of the Lord. Are they so wise after all?
- Luke 14:18But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect 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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