Proverbs 1:27-29
King James Version
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
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Proverbs 1:27-29
English Standard Version
27 when terror strikes you like (A)a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 (B)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because they (C)hated knowledge
and (D)did not choose the fear of the Lord,
Proverbs 1:27-29
New King James Version
27 When (A)your terror comes like a storm,
And your destruction comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 “Then(B) they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
29 Because they (C)hated knowledge
And did not (D)choose the fear of the Lord,
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