29Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.


In Context

26 I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

27 When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

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

29 Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

30 They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

Proverbs 1:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:29Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord ,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:29Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:29For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:29Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:29because they hated knowledge, and didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: