Proverbs 1:29 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord, [Prov. 8:13.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

Common English Bible

²⁹ because they hated knowledge and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,

Proverbs 1:29 Cross References

2 Chronicles 25:16

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.

Proverbs 1:22

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scorners delight them in scorning, And fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 5:12

And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Isaiah 27:11

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.

Luke 10:42

but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

John 3:20

For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

Hebrews 11:25

choosing rather to be evil entreated with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;