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?

Proverbs 1:27 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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