Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 1:28
28Then they will cry out to me, but I will not answer! They will earnestly seek me, but will 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 in turn will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when dread comes on you, 27when your terror comes like a storm and your calamity sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when trouble and distress overwhelm you! Then they will cry out to me, but I will not answer! They will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. 29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of Adonai, 30they would not accept my counsel, they spurned all my reproof,
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:28 word by word
אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:28
- Genesis 6:3Then Adonai said, “My Spirit will not remain with humankind forever, since they are flesh. So their days will be 120 years.
- Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
- Job 35:12There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of the wicked.
- Psalms 18:41You also made my enemies turn their backs to me. I cut off those who hate me.
- Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you. When you multiply prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood!”
- Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus says Adonai. “I will soon bring a disaster on them that they will not be able to escape. They will cry out to Me, yet I will not listen to them.
- Jeremiah 14:12If they fast, I will not hear their cry. If they offer burnt offering or grain offering, I will not accept them. Instead I will consume them with sword, with famine and with plague.”
- Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will indeed act in fury. My eye will not spare you nor will I have pity. Though they cry into My ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.”
- Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to Adonai, but He will not answer them. Thus He will hide His face from them at that time, because of their evil deeds.
- Zechariah 7:13It came about that just as He called and they did not listen, so they would call and I would not listen,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
- Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, and drive out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?’
- Matthew 25:10“But while they were going off to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
- Luke 13:25Once the Master of the household gets up and shuts the door, and you’re standing outside and begin knocking on the door, saying, ‘Master, open up for us,’ then He will say to you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’
- James 4:3You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives so you may spend it on your passions.
- Psalms 78:34But when He slew them, then they sought Him, and turned back, and desired God eagerly.
- Hosea 5:15I will go and return to My place until they admit their guilt. Then they will seek My face. In their distress they will seek Me earnestly:
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
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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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