28"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.


In Context

25 since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,

26 I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-

27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28 "Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.

29 Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord ,

30 since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,

Proverbs 1:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:28Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning and shall not find me:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:28Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:28then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:28Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:28Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:28Then shall they call on me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: