Proverbs 1:29

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Because they hated moral knowledge, and did not choose to fear the LORD,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:22 : 22 “How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
  • Isa 27:11 : 11 When its branches get brittle, they break; women come and use them for kindling. For these people lack understanding, therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them; the one who formed them has no mercy on them.
  • Isa 30:9-9 : 9 For these are rebellious people– they are lying children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s law. 10 They say to the visionaries,“See no more visions!” and to the seers,“Don’t relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things; relate deceptive messages. 11 Turn aside from the way; stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.” 12 For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says:“You have rejected this message; you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, and rely on that kind of behavior.
  • Luke 10:42 : 42 but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.”
  • John 3:20 : 20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
  • Acts 7:51-54 : 51 “You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did! 52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become! 53 You received the law by decrees given by angels, but you did not obey it.” 54 Stephen is Killed When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.
  • Heb 11:25 : 25 choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin’s fleeting pleasure.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And you will say,“How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways. 15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
  • Ps 50:16-17 : 16 God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant? 17 For you hate instruction and reject my words.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:30-31
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    30they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

    31Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel.

  • Prov 1:28
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    28Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.

  • Prov 1:7
    77%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Job 34:27
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    27because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,

  • Job 21:14
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    14So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Prov 1:22-25
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    22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?

    23You should respond to my rebuke. Then I would pour out my thoughts to you; I would make my words known to you.

    24However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one was paying attention,

    25and you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

  • Prov 5:12-13
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    12And you will say,“How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!

    13For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors.

  • Isa 66:4
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    4So I will choose severe punishment for them; I will bring on them what they dread, because I called, and no one responded, I spoke and they did not listen. They did evil before me; they chose to do what displeases me.”

  • Ps 50:17
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    17For you hate instruction and reject my words.

  • Jer 9:13
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    13The LORD answered,“This has happened because these people have rejected my laws which I gave them. They have not obeyed me or followed those laws.

  • Rom 3:17-18
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    17and the way of peace they have not known.”

    18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

  • Isa 1:29
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    29Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you find so desirable; you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchards where you choose to worship.

  • Prov 2:5
    72%

    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

  • Jer 4:22
    72%

    22The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”

  • Deut 32:28
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    28They are a nation devoid of wisdom, and there is no understanding among them.

  • Prov 9:10
    72%

    10The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

  • Prov 12:1
    71%

    1The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Zeph 1:6
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    6and those who turn their backs on the LORD and do not want the LORD’s help or guidance.”

  • Hos 4:6
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    6You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.

  • Ps 36:1
    71%

    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

  • Jer 8:9
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    9Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the LORD’s message, what wisdom do they really have?

  • Rom 1:28
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    28And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.

  • Ps 107:11
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    11because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the Most High.

  • Jer 5:4
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    4I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

  • Rom 1:21-22
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    21For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.

    22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

  • Deut 32:19
    70%

    19A Word of Judgment But the LORD took note and despised them because his sons and daughters enraged him.

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Jer 32:33
    70%

    33They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction.

  • Zeph 3:7
    70%

    7I thought,‘Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!’ If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.

  • Prov 8:10
    70%

    10Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Job 37:24
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    24Therefore people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart.”

  • Ps 14:4
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    4All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the LORD.

  • Job 36:12
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    12But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.

  • Hos 10:3
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    3The Lord Will Punish Israel by Removing Its Kings Very soon they will say,“We have no king since we did not fear the LORD. But what can a king do for us anyway?”

  • Ps 28:5
    70%

    5For they do not understand the LORD’s actions, or the way he carries out justice. The LORD will permanently demolish them.

  • Job 17:4
    70%

    4Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.

  • Amos 5:10
    70%

    10The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

  • Isa 29:13
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    13The Lord says,“These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.

  • Prov 15:32
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    32The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Job 24:13
    70%

    13There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.

  • Job 28:28
    70%

    28And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all.