Proverbs 1:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:25 : 25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:
  • Ps 81:11 : 11 But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.
  • Jer 8:9 : 9 The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?
  • Luke 14:18-20 : 18 And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. 19 And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. 20 And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.
  • Ps 119:173 : 173 Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
  • Ps 119:111 : 111 I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:23-25
    3 verses
    88%

    23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

    24 Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

    25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

  • Prov 1:28-29
    2 verses
    86%

    28 Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

    29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

  • Prov 1:31
    80%

    31 So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

  • Job 34:27
    78%

    27 Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

  • Prov 5:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

    13 I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

  • Ps 81:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

    12 So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.

  • Ps 107:11
    75%

    11 Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:

  • Deut 32:28
    74%

    28 For they are a nation without wisdom; there is no sense in them.

  • Prov 15:12
    74%

    12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

  • Ps 50:17
    73%

    17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

  • Prov 15:32
    73%

    32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 29:1
    73%

    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Jer 32:33
    72%

    33 And they have been turning their backs and not their faces to me: and though I was their teacher, getting up early and teaching them, their ears were not open to teaching.

  • Jer 17:23
    72%

    23 But they gave no attention and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff so that they might not give ear and might not get teaching.

  • Prov 1:15
    72%

    15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

  • Isa 30:1
    72%

    1 Ho! uncontrolled children, says the Lord, who give effect to a purpose which is not mine, and who make an agreement, but not by my spirit, increasing their sin:

  • Amos 5:10
    72%

    10 They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

  • 2 Kgs 17:14
    72%

    14 And they did not give ear, but became stiff-necked, like their fathers who had no faith in the Lord their God.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 15:10
    71%

    10 There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

  • Job 21:14
    71%

    14 Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.

  • Prov 8:33
    71%

    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Zech 7:11
    71%

    11 But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

  • Jer 9:13
    71%

    13 And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;

  • Prov 3:11
    71%

    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

  • Jer 23:22
    71%

    22 But if they had been in my secret, then they would have made my people give ear to my words, turning them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

  • Jer 6:30
    71%

    30 They will be named waste silver, because the Lord has given them up.

  • Jer 4:22
    71%

    22 For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

  • Jer 7:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26 But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.

    27 And you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.

  • Jer 44:5
    71%

    5 But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evil-doing and from burning perfume to other gods.

  • Job 30:10
    70%

    10 I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.

  • Neh 9:29
    70%

    29 And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turning their backs on you, made their necks stiff and did not give ear.

  • Jer 11:8
    70%

    8 But they gave no attention and did not give ear, but they went on, every man in the pride of his evil heart: so I sent on them all the curses in this agreement, which I gave them orders to keep, but they did not.

  • Jer 7:24
    70%

    24 But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.

  • Prov 12:1
    70%

    1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

  • Hos 7:14
    70%

    14 And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

  • Jer 29:19
    70%

    19 Because they have not given ear to my words, says the Lord, when I sent to them my servants the prophets, getting up early and sending them; but you did not give ear, says the Lord.

  • Ps 78:10
    70%

    10 They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;

  • Neh 9:16
    70%

    16 But they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and gave no attention to your orders,

  • Neh 9:26
    70%

    26 But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority, turning their backs on your law, and putting to death your prophets, who gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you, and they did much to make you angry.

  • Job 30:13
    70%

    13 They have made waste my roads, with a view to my destruction; his bowmen come round about me;

  • Jer 8:9
    70%

    9 The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?

  • Jer 5:4
    70%

    4 Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.