Pro 1:20-33 | ESV | STEP | Wisdom cries aloud in the street , in the markets she raises her voice ;

q[See ver. 22 above]

r[Job 21:14]

s[See ver. 25 above]

t[See ver. 25 above]

u Jer. 6:19

v ch. 14:14; Isa. 3:11; [Job 4:8]

Proverbs 1:20-33

The Call of Wisdom

20 ^aWisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at ^bthe entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O ^csimple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will ^dscoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools ^ehate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof, ^{▼▼Or Will you turn away at my reproof?}
behold, I will ^gpour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 ^hBecause I have called and ⁱyou refused to listen,
have ^jstretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have ^kignored all my counsel
and ^lwould have none of my reproof,
26 I also ^mwill laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when ⁿterror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like ^oa storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 ^pThen they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because they ^qhated knowledge
and ^rdid not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 ^swould have none of my counsel
and ^tdespised all my reproof,
31 therefore they shall eat ^uthe fruit of their way,
and have ^vtheir fill of their own devices.
32 For the simple are killed by ^wtheir turning away,
and ^xthe complacency of fools destroys them;
33 but ^ywhoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be ^zat ease, without dread of disaster.”