28 “Then(A) they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
29 Because they (B)hated knowledge
And did not (C)choose the fear of the Lord,
30 (D)They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.
31 Therefore (E)they shall eat the fruit of their own way,
And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
32 For the [a]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

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  1. Proverbs 1:32 waywardness

28 Then they will (A)call on me, but I will not answer;
They will (B)seek me diligently but will not find me,
29 Because they (C)hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
30 They (D)did not accept my advice,
They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.
31 So they shall (E)eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be (F)filled with their own schemes.
32 For the (G)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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28 
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,(A)
29 
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],(B)
30 
They would not accept my counsel,
And they spurned all my rebuke.
31 
“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way
And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.
32 
“For the turning away of the [a]naive will kill them,
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 1:32 Lit simple ones.

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(A)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(B)
29 since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.(C)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(D)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
    and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(E)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(F)

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

29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

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