Proverbs 1:29 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord, [Prov. 8:13.] American Standard Version (1901) For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah, Common English Bible because they hated knowledge and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord, |
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scorners delight them in scorning, And fools hate knowledge?
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding; therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
choosing rather to be evil entreated with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;