Proverbs 29:1

New Century Version

Whoever is stubborn after being corrected many times will suddenly be hurt beyond cure.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

Now Elijah the Tishbite was a prophet from the settlers in Gilead. “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel,” Elijah said to Ahab. “As surely as the Lord lives, no rain or dew will fall during the next few years unless I command it.”

1 Kings 18:18

Elijah answered, “I have not made trouble in Israel. You and your father’s family have made all this trouble by not obeying the Lord’s commands. You have gone after the Baals.

1 Kings 20:42

The prophet said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You freed the man I said should die, so your life will be taken instead of his. The lives of your people will also be taken instead of the lives of his people.’ ”

1 Kings 22:28

Micaiah said, “Ahab, if you come back safely from battle, the Lord has not spoken through me. Remember my words, all you people!”

2 Chronicles 25:16

As the prophet spoke, Amaziah said to him, “We never gave you the job of advising the king. Stop, or you will be killed.” The prophet stopped speaking except to say, “I know that God has decided to destroy you because you have done this. You did not listen to my advice.”

2 Chronicles 33:10

The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.

2 Chronicles 36:13

Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had forced him to swear in God’s name to be loyal to him. But Zedekiah became stubborn and refused to obey the Lord, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 9:29

You warned them to return to your teachings, but they were proud and did not obey your commands. If someone obeys your laws, he will live, but they sinned against your laws. They were stubborn, unwilling, and disobedient.

Job 9:4

God’s wisdom is deep, and his power is great; no one can fight him without getting hurt.

Exodus 9:7

The king sent people to see what had happened to the animals of Israel, and they found that not one of them had died. But the king was still stubborn and did not let the people go.

Proverbs 28:14

Those who are always respectful will be happy, but those who are stubborn will get into trouble.

Proverbs 28:18

Innocent people will be kept safe, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked get control, everybody hides, but when they die, good people do well.

Proverbs 6:15

So trouble will strike them in an instant; suddenly they will be so hurt no one can help them.

Isaiah 28:22

Now, you must not make fun of these things, or the ropes around you will become tighter. The Lord God All-Powerful has told me how the whole earth will be destroyed.

Isaiah 48:4

I knew you were stubborn; your neck was like an iron muscle, and your head was like bronze.

Jeremiah 14:19

Lord, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you hate Jerusalem? Why have you hurt us so badly that we cannot be made well again? We hoped for peace, but nothing good has come. We looked for a time of healing, but only terror came.

Jeremiah 17:23

But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did not listen. I punished them, but it didn’t do any good.

Jeremiah 36:31

I will punish Jehoiakim and his children and his servants, because they have done evil things. I will bring disasters upon them and upon all the people in Jerusalem and Judah—everything I promised but which they refused to hear.’ ”

Habakkuk 2:7

“One day the people from whom you have taken money will turn against you. They will realize what is happening and make you shake with fear. Then they will take everything you have.

John 13:18

“I am not talking about all of you. I know those I have chosen. But this is to bring about what the Scripture said: ‘The man who ate at my table has turned against me.’

John 13:26

Jesus answered, “I will dip this bread into the dish. The man I give it to is the man who will turn against me.” So Jesus took a piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

Acts 1:18

(Judas bought a field with the money he got for his evil act. But he fell to his death, his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While people are saying, “We have peace and we are safe,” they will be destroyed quickly. It is like pains that come quickly to a woman having a baby. Those people will not escape.

1 Samuel 2:25

If you sin against someone, God can help you. But if you sin against the Lord himself, no one can help you!” But Eli’s sons would not listen to him, because the Lord had decided to put them to death.

1 Samuel 2:34

“ ‘I will give you a sign. Both your sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will die on the same day.