The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 1, Verse 30

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

King James Version

They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

American Standard Version

They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.

New English Translation

they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

World English Bible

They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.