Proverbs 1:29

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 1:29

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

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KJV

King James Version

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

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WEB

World English Bible

because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 1

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.

²⁹ For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

³⁰ They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.

³¹ So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

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