Proverbs
Proverbs 1:28–29
28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
29For they hated knowledge
and chose not to fear the LORD.
Word by word
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Proverbs 1:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אָ֣ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| they will call on me | יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי | yiq·rā·’un·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular, Paragogic nun | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| but I will not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| answer | אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה | ’e·‘ĕ·neh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| they | יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי | yə·ša·ḥă·run·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular, Paragogic nun | H7836 look early, diligently for |
| but | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| find me | יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ | yim·ṣā·’un·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular, Paragogic nun | H4672 attain to, find |
Proverbs 1:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they hated | שָׂ֣נְאוּ | śā·nə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8130 hate |
| knowledge | דָ֑עַת | ḏā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| and chose | בָחָֽרוּ׃ | ḇā·ḥā·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H977 choose |
| not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to fear | וְיִרְאַ֥ת | wə·yir·’aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3374 fear |
| the LORD | יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 1:28 Micah 3:4 · Zechariah 7:13 · James 4:3 · Jeremiah 11:11 · Isaiah 1:15 · Matthew 25:10–12 · Job 27:9 · 1 Samuel 8:18 · Jeremiah 14:12 · Psalm 18:41 · Proverbs 8:17 · Ezekiel 8:18
Proverbs 1:29 Proverbs 6:23 · Proverbs 1:22 · Job 21:14–15 · Hebrews 11:25 · Isaiah 27:11 · Luke 10:42 · Proverbs 5:12 · John 3:20 · Psalm 50:16–17 · Acts 7:51–54
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.