Proverbs 1:28-32 in English

²⁸ Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

³⁰ They would none of my counsel, They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

³² For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ For it shall be that when you° call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof:

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ Wisdom also says, “When foolish people call to me to help them, I will not answer them. They will search for me diligently/everywhere, but they will not find me.

²⁹ They refused to know what things are right, and they decided not to revere Yahweh.

³⁰ They would not accept my advice, and they did not pay attention when I tried to correct them.

³¹ So they will endure what will result MET, DOU from the evil way they have lived/behaved and the evil things they have planned to do.

³² Those who turn away from me are stupid/foolish; they will die because of doing that.

²⁸ For it shall be that when you° call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

²⁹ For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

³⁰ They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

³¹ So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

³² For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

²⁸ — then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;

³⁰ they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof:

³¹ therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning and shall not find me:

²⁹ Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,

³⁰ Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.

³² The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ then you'll call out to me for help, but I won't answer; you'll search hard for me, but won't find me.

²⁹ Why?—because they hated knowledge, and they didn't choose to respect the Lord.

³⁰ They're not willing to accept my advice; they despise all my warnings.

³¹ So they'll have to eat the fruit of their own choices, bloated by their own devious schemes.

³² Stupid people are killed by their rebellion; foolish people are destroyed by their lack of concern.

²⁸ Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.

³⁰ They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.

³¹ Therefore shall they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.

³² For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.

²⁸ Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

³⁰ They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; They shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the Lord:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel: They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ Then will they call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me;

²⁹ For the reason that they hated knowledge, and the fear of the Lord they did not choose;

³⁰ That they would not attend to my counsel: that they rejected all my admonition.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and from their own counsels shall they be satisfied.

³² For the defection of the simple will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will cause them to be lost.

²⁸ For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: Wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, And did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ Neither would they attend to my counsels, But derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, And shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; And an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

²⁸ Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer! They will seek me early, But they shall not find me!

²⁹ Because they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of the LORD,—

³⁰ Because they would not attend to my counsel, And have despised all my reproof,—

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own devices;

³² Yea, the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Adonai .

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then they will call upon me, and I will not answer; they will desperately call for me, but they will not find me.

²⁹ Because they hate knowledge and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,

³⁰ they would not follow my instruction, and they despised all my correction.

³¹ They will eat the fruit of their ways, and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled.

³² For the naive are killed when they turn away, and the indifference of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They rejected my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

²⁸ Then they shall call me, and I shall not hear; they shall rise early, and they shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated teaching, and they took not the dread of the Lord,

³⁰ neither they assented to my counsel, and they depraved all mine amending.

³¹ Therefore they shall eat the fruits of their way; and they shall be filled with their counsels.

³² The turning away of little men in wit shall slay them; and the prosperity of fools shall lose them.

²⁸ Then they shall call me, and I shall not hear (or but I shall not answer them); they shall rise early, and they shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated teaching, and they took not the dread of the Lord, (For they hated instruction, and they chose not to fear the Lord, or and they chose not to have reverence for the Lord,)

³⁰ neither they assented to my counsel, and they depraved all mine amending. (nor would they assent to my advice, and they have spurned all of my correction.)

³¹ Therefore they shall eat the fruits of their (own) way; and they shall be filled with their (own) counsels.

³² The turning away of little men in wit shall slay them; and the prosperity of fools shall lose them. (This turning away by those with little wit, or with low intelligence, shall lead to their own slaughter, yea, the prosperity of fools shall bring about their own destruction.)

²⁸ Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

²⁹ Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

³⁰ They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

³¹ And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

³² For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.