Proverbs 1:28

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“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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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 1:28 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:3So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
  2. Deuteronomy 1:45And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.
  3. 1 Samuel 8:18When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
  4. Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
  5. Job 35:12There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
  6. Psalms 18:41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
  7. Psalms 18:42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
  8. Psalms 78:34When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
  9. Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
  10. Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
  11. Jeremiah 11:11Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
  12. Jeremiah 14:12Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”
  13. Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”
  14. Hosea 5:6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
  15. Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
  16. Amos 8:12People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.
  17. Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
  18. Zechariah 7:13And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.
  19. Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
  20. Matthew 25:10But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
  21. Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
  22. James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

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