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Literal Standard Version
Proverbs 1:28
Then they call me, and I do not answer, || They seek me earnestly, and do not find me.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;they will search for me, but won’t find me.
Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;they will search for me, but won’t find me.
Hebrew Names Version
Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
King James Version
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
English Standard Version
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
New Century Version
"Then you will call to me, but I will not answer. You will look for me, but you will not find me.
"Then you will call to me, but I will not answer. You will look for me, but you will not find me.
New English Translation
Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.
Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.
Amplified Bible
"Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer; They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
"Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer; They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
New American Standard Bible
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but will not find me,
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but will not find me,
World English Bible
Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,
Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;They will seek me earnestly but they will not find me,
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;They will seek me earnestly but they will not find me,
Berean Standard Bible
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Contemporary English Version
You will ask for my help, but I won't listen; you will search, but you won't find me.
You will ask for my help, but I won't listen; you will search, but you won't find me.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they won't find me.
Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they won't find me.
Darby Translation
—then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.
—then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Fools will call for me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me.
"Fools will call for me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me.
George Lamsa Translation
Then they shall call upon me, but I will not answer them; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;
Then they shall call upon me, but I will not answer them; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;
Good News Translation
Then you will call for wisdom, but I will not answer. You may look for me everywhere, but you will not find me.
Then you will call for wisdom, but I will not answer. You may look for me everywhere, but you will not find me.
Lexham English Bible
then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.
then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.
Literal Translation
Then they shall call on me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.
Then they shall call on me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then shal they call vpo me, but I wil not heare: they shal seke me early, but they shal not fynde me:
Then shal they call vpo me, but I wil not heare: they shal seke me early, but they shal not fynde me:
American Standard Version
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
Bible in Basic English
Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:
Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
King James Version (1611)
Then shall they call vpon mee, but I will not answere; they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:
Then shall they call vpon mee, but I will not answere; they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then shall they call vpon me, but I wyll not aunswere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:
Then shall they call vpon me, but I wyll not aunswere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.
For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.
English Revised Version
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne thei schulen clepe me, and Y schal not here; thei schulen rise eerli, and thei schulen not fynde me.
Thanne thei schulen clepe me, and Y schal not here; thei schulen rise eerli, and thei schulen not fynde me.
Update Bible Version
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
Webster's Bible Translation
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
New King James Version
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
New Living Translation
"When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
"When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
New Life Bible
then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me.
then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me.
New Revised Standard
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but will not find me.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but will not find me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.
Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning, and shall not find me:
Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning, and shall not find me:
Revised Standard Version
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Young's Literal Translation
Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.
Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
Contextual Overview
20Wisdom cries aloud in an out-place, || She gives forth her voice in broad places, 21She calls at the head of the multitudes, || In the openings of the gates, || In the city she says her sayings: 22"Until when, you simple, do you love simplicity? And have scorners desired their scorning? And do fools hate knowledge? 23Turn back at my reproof, behold, || I pour forth my spirit to you, || I make known my words with you. 24Because I have called, and you refuse, || I stretched out my hand, and none is attending, 25And you slight all my counsel, || And you have not desired my reproof. 26I also laugh in your calamity, || I deride when your fear comes, 27When your fear comes as destruction, || And your calamity comes as a windstorm, || When adversity and distress come on you. 28Then they call me, and I do not answer, || They seek me earnestly, and do not find me.29Because that they have hated knowledge, || And have not chosen the fear of YHWH.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
shall they: Genesis 6:3, Job 27:9, Job 35:12, Psalms 18:41, Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 11:11, Jeremiah 14:12, Ezekiel 8:18, Micah 3:4, Zechariah 7:13, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 25:10-12, Luke 13:25-28, James 4:3
they shall seek: Psalms 78:34-36, Hosea 5:15, Hosea 6:1-4
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:21 - this distress Judges 9:7 - Hearken 1 Samuel 28:6 - inquired 2 Samuel 22:42 - unto the Lord 2 Kings 3:13 - get Psalms 32:6 - pray Psalms 50:17 - hatest Psalms 63:1 - early Proverbs 21:13 - cry himself Isaiah 16:12 - when Jeremiah 6:24 - anguish Ezekiel 20:31 - and shall Hosea 5:6 - they John 9:31 - we know Romans 2:9 - Tribulation Romans 11:7 - Israel
Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In [the] beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
In [the] beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
Genesis 1:3
and God says, "Let light be"; and light is.
and God says, "Let light be"; and light is.
Genesis 1:4
And God sees that the light [is] good, and God separates between the light and the darkness,
And God sees that the light [is] good, and God separates between the light and the darkness,
Genesis 1:5
and God calls the light "Day," and the darkness He has called "Night"; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—[the] first day.
and God calls the light "Day," and the darkness He has called "Night"; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—[the] first day.
Genesis 1:17
and God gives them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
and God gives them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
Genesis 1:18
and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God sees that [it is] good;
and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God sees that [it is] good;
Genesis 1:22
And God blesses them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the bird multiply in the earth":
And God blesses them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the bird multiply in the earth":
Genesis 8:17
and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth."
and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth."
Genesis 9:1
And God blesses Noah and his sons, and says to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
And God blesses Noah and his sons, and says to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
Genesis 9:7
And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it."
And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer,.... As he called them, and they refused to answer to his call, Proverbs 1:24; so it was just in him to return no answer to them, when they called on him to deliver them from the Romans, and save them from ruin: for this was what they called out for, and what they expected, that the Messiah would come and deliver them; this was what they buoyed themselves up with, and made them so desperate to the last;
they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me; this is the very thing that Christ told the Jews, and much in the same words with these, John 7:34; for when he was gone, and they were in distress, then they sought after the Messiah, in the desert, and in the secret chambers, and in this and the other place, where they were told he was; but, alas! they could not find him: the true Messiah, whom they had rejected, was come and gone, and would return no more, until his second coming to judgment; or, however, till he came in his kingdom and power, to their ruin and destruction; of which coming of his the Scriptures often speak.
