28 Then they will call to me but I will not answer;
they will look for me but will not find me,
29 since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.
New International Version (NIV)
PCDC Commentary
Those who reject
the fear of the Lord
and His knowledge
actually EARN their fate.
22 How long will you who are simple love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse to listen when I call
and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you;
I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
New International Version (NIV)
PCDC Commentary
REPENT
You SIMPLE must turn from your simple ways.
You MOCKERS must turn from your mockery.
You FOOLS must turn from your hatred of knowledge.
Repent before disaster overwhelms you.
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate knowledge?
PCDC Commentary
Wisdom calls out these 3:
The Simple who love their simple ways.
The Mockers who delight in their sham.
The Fools who hate knowledge.
A Garland And A Chain
Proverbs 1:8-9
8
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9
They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
PCdc Commentary
Your father’s instruction
is a garland to grace your head,
and your mother’s teaching
is a chain to adorn your neck.
Heeding the instruction and teaching
from your parents brings you acclaim.
