Proverbs 1:29
Wisdom Calls Aloud
28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. 29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. 30They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
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Berean Standard Bible
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
American Standard Version (1901)
For that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,
Bible in Basic English
For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
Douay-Rheims 1899
Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,
Free Bible Version
Why?—because they hated knowledge, and they didn't choose to respect the Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.
King James (Authorized) Version
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
One Unity Resource Bible
because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Adonai .
Translation for Translators
They refused to know what things are right, and they decided not to revere Yahweh.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Because they hate knowledge
and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
Noah Webster Bible
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
World English Bible
because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
Young's Literal Translation
Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.