Proverbs 1 · Verse 24

Proverbs 1:24

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Proverbs 1:24, King James Version

Proverbs 1:24 in other translations

BSBBecause you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
WEBBecause I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
ASVBecause I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
YLTBecause I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,
DARBYBecause I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
BBEBecause your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;
WebsterBecause I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

What does Proverbs 1:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 1:20-33

20-33. Some interpreters regard this address as the language of the Son of God under the name of Wisdom (compare Lu 11:49). Others think that wisdom, as the divine attribute specially employed in acts of counsel and admonition, is here personified, and represents God. In either case the address is a most solemn and divine admonition, whose matter and spirit are eminently evangelical and impressive (see on Pr 8:1)…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Because I have called - These and the following words appear to be spoken of the persons who are described, Pro 1:11-19, who have refused to return from their evil ways till arrested by the hand of justice; and here the wise man points out their deplorable state. They are now about to suffer according to the demands of the law, for their depredations. They now wish they had been guided by wisdom, and had chosen the fear of the Lord; but it is too late: die they must, for their crimes are proved against them, and justice knows nothing of mercy. This, or something like this, must be the wise man's meaning; nor can any thing spoken here be considered as applying or applicable to the eternal state of the persons in question, much less to the case of any man convinced of sin, who is crying to God for mercy. Such persons as the above, condemned to die, may call upon justice for pardon, and they may do this early, earnestly; but they will call in vain. But no poor penitent sinner on this side of eternity can call upon God early, or seek him through Christ Jesus earnestly for the pardon of his sins, without being heard. Life is the time of probation, and while it lasts the vilest of the vile is within the reach of mercy. It is only in eternity that the state is irreversibly fixed, and where that which was guilty must be guilty still. But let none harden his heart because of this longsuffering of God, for if he die in his sin, where God is he shall never come. And when once shut up in the unquenchable fire, he will not pray for mercy, as he shall clearly see and feel that the hope of his redemption is entirely cut off.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33

Solomon, having showed how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here declares how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God. Christ himself is Wisdom, is Wisdoms. Three sorts of persons are here called by Him: 1. Simple ones. Sinners are fond of their simple notions of good and evil, their simple prejudices against the ways of God, and flatter themselves in their wickedness. 2. Scorners…

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Proverbs 1:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יַ֣עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282
קָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiI calledH7121
וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּva.te.ma.'E.nuand you refusedH3985
נָטִ֥יתִיna.Ti.tiI offeredH5186
יָ֝דִ֗יya.Dihand myH3027
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369
מַקְשִֽׁיב\׃mak.Shiv[was] an attentive [one]H7181

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 1:24

  • Romans 10:21

    But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

  • Isaiah 65:12

    Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

  • Jeremiah 7:13

    And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

  • Isaiah 66:4

    I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

  • Hebrews 12:25-26

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

  • Zechariah 7:11-12

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.

  • Ezekiel 8:18

    Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  • Matthew 22:5-6

    But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

  • Isaiah 50:2

    Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

  • Matthew 23:37-38

    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

  • Psalms 31:20

    Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

  • Acts 4:30

    By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have called.
Isa 50:2; 65:12; 66:4; Jer 7:13; Eze 8:18; Zec 7:11,12; Mt 22:5,6
Mt 23:37,38; Heb 12:25,26
stretched.
Ps 31:20; Ac 4:30; Ro 10:21

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Context

  • Proverbs 1:23

    Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

  • Proverbs 1:24

    Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

  • Proverbs 1:25

    But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

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Proverbs 1:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por cuanto llamé, y no quisisteis; extendí mi mano, y no hubo quien escuchase;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Parce que j’ai crié et que vous avez refusé d’écouter, parce que j’ai étendu ma main et que personne n’a pris garde,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Weil ich gerufen, und ihr euch geweigert habt, meine Hand ausgestreckt, und niemand aufgemerkt hat,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quia vocavi, et renuistis; extendi manum meam, et non fuit qui aspiceret: