Proverbs 1:28 Parallel Translations

"They will call to me at that time, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me,(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Proverbs 1:28 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 8:18 "Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day."

Job 27:9 "Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him?

Job 35:12 "There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil men.

Psalm 18:41 They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

Proverbs 8:17 "I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.

Isaiah 1:15 "So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

Jeremiah 11:11 Therefore thus says the LORD, "Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.

Jeremiah 14:12 "When they fast, I am not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept them. Rather I am going to make an end of them by the sword, famine and pestilence."

Ezekiel 8:18 "Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, yet I will not listen to them."

Micah 3:4 Then they will cry out to the LORD, But He will not answer them. Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time Because they have practiced evil deeds.

Zechariah 7:13 "And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen," says the LORD of hosts;

James 4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not {x} find me:
(x) Because they sought not with an affection to God, but for ease of their own grief.

WES:

1:28 Early - With diligence and fervency.

MHC:

1:20-33 Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners. Proud, jovial people, that make a jest of every thing. Scoffers at religion, that run down every thing sacred and serious. 3. Fools. Those are the worst of fools that hate to be taught, and have a rooted dislike to serious godliness. The precept is plain; Turn you at my reproof. We do not make a right use of reproofs, if we do not turn from evil to that which is good. The promises are very encouraging. Men cannot turn by any power of their own; but God answers, Behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you. Special grace is needful to sincere conversion. But that grace shall never be denied to any who seek it. The love of Christ, and the promises mingled with his reproofs, surely should have the attention of every one. It may well be asked, how long men mean to proceed in such a perilous path, when the uncertainty of life and the consequences of dying without Christ are considered? Now sinners live at ease, and set sorrow at defiance; but their calamity will come. Now God is ready to hear their prayers; but then they shall cry in vain. Are we yet despisers of wisdom? Let us hearken diligently, and obey the Lord Jesus, that we may enjoy peace of conscience and confidence in God; be free from evil, in life, in death, and for ever.

CONC:

Cries Diligently Early Earnestly Searching Seek

Cries Diligently Early Earnestly Find Searching Seek

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