Proverbs 1:24
Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
In context
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: 22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? 23 If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.
24 Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, 25 because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, 27 when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 1:24 in the KJV
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 1:24 in the NIV
But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,