Proverbs 1:29

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Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:	For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:	They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For that they hated^H8130 knowledge^H1847, and did not choose^H977 the fear^H3374 of the LORD^H3068:

Original Hebrew

תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָרוּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
תַּ֭חַת	Ta.chat	H8478	HR	because
כִּי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
שָׂ֣נְאוּ	Sa.ne.'u	H8130	HVqp3cp	they hated
דָ֑עַת	Da.'at	H1847	HNcfsa	knowledge
וְ/יִרְאַ֥ת	ve./yir.'At	H3374	HC/Ncfsc	and/ (the) fear of
יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
בָחָֽרוּ	va.Cha.ru	H977	HVqp3cp	they chose

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
H3374 — יִרְאָה (yirʼâh, yir-aw'): feminine of יָרֵא; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence; [idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

not — Luke 10:42, Hebrews 11:25
that — Job 21:14-15, Psalms 50:16-17, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 5:12, Proverbs 6:23, Isaiah 27:11, Isaiah 30:9-12, John 3:20, Acts 7:51-54

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: CHOICE
Torrey’s: CALL OF GOD, THE, FEAR, GODLY
Nave’s: BLINDNESS, COUNSEL, IMPENITENCE, INSTRUCTION, KNOWLEDGE, OBDURACY (HARDNESS), OPPORTUNITY, PUNISHMENT, REPENTANCE, WICKED (PEOPLE), WISDOM, WORD OF GOD, YOUNG MEN

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