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Proverbs 1:24 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Proverbs 1:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 1 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;”
Proverbs 1:24 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 1:24
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; This verse begins Wisdom's pronouncement of judgment on those who reject her invitation (Proverbs 1:24-32). "I have called" uses the Hebrew qara (קָרָא), meaning to call out, proclaim, or summon—indicating clear, public, authoritative invitation. "Ye refused" employs ma'an (מָאַן), meaning to refuse, reject, or decline—not passive neglect but active refusal. This establishes culpability: wisdom has been offered and deliberately rejected."I have stretched out my hand" (natah yad, נָטָה יָד) is a gesture of...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 1:24
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“All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.{Isaiah 65:2}”
“and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called”
“because you have done all these works”
“and will bring their fears on them; because when I called”
“how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven”
“and went their ways”
“neither will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice”
“and turned their backs”
“when I came”