Proverbs 1:30
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Proverbs 1:30 in other translations
| BSB | They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. |
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| WEB | They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof. |
| ASV | They would none of my counsel, They despised all my reproof. |
| YLT | They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof, |
| DARBY | they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof: |
| BBE | They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them. |
| Webster | They rejected my counsel: they despised all my reproof. |
What does Proverbs 1:30 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)…
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…
Proverbs 1:30 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 1:30
- Psalms 81:11
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
- Proverbs 1:25
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
- Luke 14:18-20
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
- Jeremiah 8:9
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?
- Psalms 119:173
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
- Psalms 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
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Context
- Proverbs 1:29
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
- Proverbs 1:30
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
- Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 1:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ni quisieron mi consejo, y menospreciaron toda reprensión mía: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | qu’ils n’ont point voulu de mon conseil, qu’ils ont méprisé toute ma répréhension, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | nicht eingewilligt haben in meinen Rat, verschmäht alle meine Zucht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | nec acquieverint consilio meo, et detraxerint universæ correptioni meæ. |