Proverbs 1:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.”
Proverbs 1:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 1:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 1:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.”
Proverbs 1:27 — World English Bible
Proverbs 1:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you. ”
Proverbs 1:27 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.”
Proverbs 1:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 1:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you: ”
Proverbs 1:27 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,”
Proverbs 1:27 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 1:27 in Context — Proverbs 1
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
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:
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What Does Proverbs 1:27 Mean?
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