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28 “Then they will cry out to me but I will not answer;
    they will search for me, but not find me.[a]
29 For they hated knowledge
    and chose not to fear the Lord.[b]
30 They refused to accept my advice
    and spurned all my warnings.
31 “Now they must eat the fruits of their conduct
    and be glutted with the results of their schemes.[c]
32 For the stubbornness of the simple kills them;
    fools come to final ruin by their own complacency.
33 But whoever listens to me will be secure
    and live in peace, without fear of disaster.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:28 When they are in trouble, the foolish will search for wisdom—but without success (e.g., see Jn 7:34; 8:21).
  2. Proverbs 1:29 Fear the Lord: see note on verse 7.
  3. Proverbs 1:31 Sinners reap the consequences of their actions (see Wis 11:16), and those who do find wisdom find life and blessing (see Prov 1:32; 3:13; 8:17, 35; 14:14). “A person will reap only what he sows” (Gal 6:7).