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Proverbs 1:29

World English Bible

because they hated knowledge,
and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

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Proverbs 1:29 in other translations

For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

Proverbs 1:29 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 1:29 in context

  1. 27when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind,
    when distress and anguish come on you.
  2. 28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer.
    They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
  3. 29because they hated knowledge,
    and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
  4. 30They wanted none of my counsel.
    They despised all my reproof.
  5. 31Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way,
    and be filled with their own schemes.