Passage

Proverbs 1.27

Book: Proverbs · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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)

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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.

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Lexicon:

H7585 - sheol

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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