Proverbs 1:28

Easy To Read Version

“When all these things happen, you will ask for my help. But I will not help you. You will look for me, but you will not find me.

Cross References

Job 27:9

That evil person will have troubles,\par and he will cry to God for help.\par But God won’t listen to him!\par

Job 35:12

“Or, if those bad people ask God for help\par then God will not answer them.\par Why? Because those people are too proud.\par They still think they are too important.\par

Psalm 18:41

My enemies called for help,\par but there was no one to save them.\par They even called to the Lord,\par but he did not answer them.\par

Psalm 18:42

I beat my enemies to pieces.\par They were like dust\par blowing in the wind.\par I crushed them into small pieces.\par

Psalm 66:18

My heart was pure,\par so my Master listened to me.\par

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far away from evil people. But he always hears the prayers of good people.

Proverbs 8:17

I love people who love me.\par And if people try hard to find me,\par they will find me.\par

Isaiah 1:15

“You people will raise your arms to pray to me—but I will refuse to look at you. You people will say more and more prayers—but I will refuse to listen to you. Why? Because your hands are covered with blood.

Jeremiah 11:11

So the Lord says: “I will soon make something terrible happen to the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape! They will be sorry. And they will cry to me for help. But I will not listen to them.

Jeremiah 14:12

The people of Judah might begin to fast {\cf2\super [122]} \{and pray to me\}. But I will not listen to their prayers. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept those people. I will destroy the people of Judah with war. I will take away their food, and the people of Judah will starve. And I will destroy them with terrible diseases.”

Hosea 5:15

I will go back to my place,\par until the people admit they are guilty,\par until they come looking for me.\par Yes, in their trouble they will try hard\par to find me.”\par

Hosea 5:6

“The leaders of the people went to look for the Lord. They took their ‘sheep’ and ‘cows’ with them. But they did not find the Lord. Why? Because he left them.

Amos 8:12

The people will wander around the country,\par from the Dead Sea\par to the Mediterranean Sea,\par and from the north part of the country,\par to the east.\par The people will go back and forth\par looking for a message from the Lord.\par But they will not find it.\par

Micah 3:4

So, you might pray to the Lord,\par but he will not answer you.\par No, the Lord will hide his face from you.\par Why? Because you do evil things!”\par

Zechariah 7:13

So the Lord All-Powerful said,\par “I called to them,\par and they did not answer.\par So now, if they call to me,\par I will not answer.\par

Deuteronomy 1:45

Then you came back and cried to the Lord for help. But the Lord refused to listen to you.

James 4:3

Or when you ask, you don’t receive. Why? Because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want things so that you can use those things for your own pleasures.

1 Samuel 8:18

When that time comes, you will cry because of the king you chose. But the Lord will not answer you at that time.”