Proverbs 1:28

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.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

The Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain in human beings forever, because they are flesh. They will live only 120 years.”

Job 27:9

God will not listen to their cries when trouble comes to them.

Job 35:12

God does not answer evil people when they cry out, because the wicked are proud.

Psalm 18:41

They called for help, but no one came to save them. They called to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

Psalm 18:42

I beat my enemies into pieces, like dust in the wind. I poured them out like mud in the streets.

Psalm 66:18

If I had known of any sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened to me.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord does not listen to the wicked, but he hears the prayers of those who do right.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Song of Solomon 5:6

I opened the door for my lover, but my lover had left and was gone. When he spoke, he took my breath away. I looked for him, but I could not find him; I called for him, but he did not answer.

Isaiah 1:15

When you raise your arms to me in prayer, I will refuse to look at you. Even if you say many prayers, I will not listen to you, because your hands are full of blood.

Jeremiah 11:11

So this is what the Lord says: ‘I will soon bring a disaster on the people of Judah which they will not be able to escape. They will cry to me for help, but I will not listen to them.

Jeremiah 14:12

Even if they fast, I will not listen to their prayers. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy the people of Judah with war, hunger, and terrible diseases.”

Ezekiel 8:18

So I will act in anger. I will have no pity, nor will I show mercy. Even if they shout in my ears, I won’t listen to them.”

Hosea 5:15

Then I will go back to my place until they suffer for their guilt and turn back to me. In their trouble they will look for me.”

Hosea 5:6

They will come to worship the Lord, bringing their flocks and herds, but they will not be able to find him, because he has left them.

Amos 8:12

They will wander from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea, from the north to the east. They will search for the word of the Lord, but they won’t find it.

Micah 3:4

They will cry to the Lord, but he won’t answer them. At that time he will hide his face from them, because what they have done is evil.”

Zechariah 7:13

“ ‘When I called to them, they would not listen. So when they called to me, I would not listen,’ says the Lord All-Powerful.

Deuteronomy 1:45

So you came back and cried before the Lord, but the Lord did not listen to you; he refused to pay attention to you.

James 4:3

Or when you ask, you do not receive because the reason you ask is wrong. You want things so you can use them for your own pleasures.

1 Samuel 8:18

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