King James Version
What Does Proverbs 1:24 Mean?
“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;”
Context
22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
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Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
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But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
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I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(24) **Because I have called.—**Wisdom’s call having been rejected, she now changes her tone from “mercy” to “judgment” (Psalm 101:1). (Comp. Romans 10:21 : “All day long I have stretched forth my hands,” &c.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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