# Proverbs 1.27 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 25. But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof: 26. I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; > > **27. When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.** > > 28. Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me: 29. For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah: (Proverbs 1:25-29, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 25. but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof; 26. I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you; > > **27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.** > > 28. Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me; 29. because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh. (Proverbs 1:25-29, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 25. But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26. I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; > > **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: (Proverbs 1:25-29, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 25. And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired. 26. I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh, > > **27. When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.** > > 28. Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not. 29. Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen. (Proverbs 1:25-29, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H7585 - sheol](/codex/h7585-sheol/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.