World English Bible
Proverbs 1:29
“because they hated knowledge, and didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 1
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when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.
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Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
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because they hated knowledge, and didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.
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They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
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Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.