But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Parallel translations
- WEB but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
- BSB because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
- ESV because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,
- NKJV Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke,
- NASB And you neglected all my advice And did not want my rebuke;
- NLT You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.
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Quick answer
They rejected all of wisdom's counsel and rebuke. It matters because it underscores that their coming ruin flows from deliberate refusal.
Overview
The charge intensifies: not partial but total rejection of wisdom's guidance and correction. Spurning reproof is the mark of the fool throughout Proverbs. Such hardened refusal sets the stage for the warning that follows, vindicating God's justice.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
- Ps 81:11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
- Prov 12:1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
- Prov 1:30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
- Ps 107:11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
- 2 Chr 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
- Prov 5:12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
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Wisdom personified, with God before creation and the agent of all things, anticipates Christ 'in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom' — the wisdom of God made flesh.
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