THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 1:23 in context
Proverbs 1:20–26
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Wisdom calls aloud in the street.
She utters her voice in the public squares.
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She calls at the head of noisy places.
At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
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“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?
How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery,
and fools hate knowledge?
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Because I have called, and you have refused;
I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
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but you have ignored all my counsel,
and wanted none of my reproof;
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I also will laugh at your disaster.
I will mock when calamity overtakes you,
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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