They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
Parallel translations
- KJV They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
- BSB They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
- ESV would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,
- NKJV They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke.
- NASB “They did not accept my advice, They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.
- NLT They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them.
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Quick answer
They wanted none of wisdom's counsel and despised her rebuke. It matters because it reinforces that their downfall is self-chosen, not arbitrary.
Overview
Restating verse 25, this verse stresses the totality of their contempt for guidance and correction. God's justice answers human responsibility: persistent scorn of reproof reaps its natural harvest. The repetition presses the reader to receive correction rather than despise it.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 81:11But my people didn’t listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.
- Prov 1:25but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
- Luke 14:18–20They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
- Jer 8:9The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected Yahweh’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?
- Ps 119:173Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
- Ps 119:111I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
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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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