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Proverbs 1:28
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“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,
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Proverbs 1:28 in Other Translations
KJV
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Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
ESV
28
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
NLT
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“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
MSG
28
You'll need me then. You'll call for me, but don't expect an answer. No matter how hard you look, you won't find me.
CSB
28
Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will search for me, but won't find me.
Proverbs 1:28 In-Context
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I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
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when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
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“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,
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since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD.
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Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
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Deuteronomy 1:45
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1 Samuel 8:18
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Isaiah 1:15
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Jeremiah 11:11
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Micah 3:4
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Job 27:9
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Proverbs 8:17
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Ezekiel 8:18
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Hosea 5:6
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Zechariah 7:13
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