Proverbs 1:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:”
Proverbs 1:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 1:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 1:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,”
Proverbs 1:28 — World English Bible
Proverbs 1:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me: ”
Proverbs 1:28 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.”
Proverbs 1:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 1:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me. ”
Proverbs 1:28 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,”
Proverbs 1:28 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 1:28 in Context — Proverbs 1
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:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
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What Does Proverbs 1:28 Mean?
Proverbs 1:28 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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