Proverbs 1:29 - The Message “Because you hated Knowledge and had nothing to do with the Fear-of-God, Because you wouldn’t take my advice and brushed aside all my offers to train you, Well, you’ve made your bed—now lie in it; you wanted your own way—now, how do you like it? Don’t you see what happens, you simpletons, you idiots? Carelessness kills; complacency is murder. First pay attention to me, and then relax. Now you can take it easy—you’re in good hands.” 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, |