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Proverbs 1:25–26

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But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
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From verse 25

  1. Luke 7:30Rank 1 from verse 25
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    30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

  2. Psalms 81:11Rank 2 from verse 25
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    11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

  3. Proverbs 1:30Rank 3 from verse 25
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    30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

  4. Proverbs 12:1Rank 4 from verse 25
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    1WHOSO loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  5. Psalms 107:11Rank 5 from verse 25
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    11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

From verse 26

  1. Proverbs 10:24Rank 1 from verse 26
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    24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  2. Psalms 2:4Rank 2 from verse 26
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    4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

  3. Psalms 37:13Rank 3 from verse 26
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    13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

  4. Luke 14:24Rank 4 from verse 26
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    24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

  5. Proverbs 6:15Rank 5 from verse 26
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    15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

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Proverbs 1:25

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

nought

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Nothing, no thing, no value, no effect, no result, or no payment or cost; to come or be brought to nought is to fail, perish, or be made ineffective, and to set one at nought is to despise, reject, or treat as worthless.

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counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

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Proverbs 1:26

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laugh

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Sense 1: To express mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter. Sense 2: To laugh at in mockery, scorn, or derision.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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calamity

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A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.

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COMBINED MEANING

mock

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Sense 1: To ridicule or treat with scorn. Sense 2: An imitation or false appearance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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24¶ Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

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26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

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