Proverbs 1:26

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 1:26

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

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KJV

King James Version

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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WEB

World English Bible

I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

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ASV

American Standard Version

I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 1

²⁴ Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

²⁵ because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,

²⁶ in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

²⁷ when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

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

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