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Proverbs 1:28

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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:
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  1. Micah 3:4Rank 1 from verse 28
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    4Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

  2. Isaiah 1:15Rank 2 from verse 28
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    15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

  3. James 4:3Rank 3 from verse 28
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    3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

  4. Jeremiah 11:11Rank 4 from verse 28
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    11¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

  5. Zechariah 7:13Rank 5 from verse 28
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    13Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

  6. Matthew 25:10–12Rank 6 from verse 28
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    10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

    11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

    12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

  7. Job 27:9Rank 7 from verse 28
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    9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

  8. 1 Samuel 8:18Rank 8 from verse 28
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    18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.

  9. Jeremiah 14:12Rank 9 from verse 28
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    12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

  10. Psalms 18:41Rank 10 from verse 28
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    41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

  11. Ezekiel 8:18Rank 11 from verse 28
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    18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  12. Job 35:12Rank 12 from verse 28
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    12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

  13. Proverbs 8:17Rank 13 from verse 28
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    17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

  14. Genesis 6:3Rank 14 from verse 28
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    3And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

  15. Hosea 5:15–4Rank 15 from verse 28
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  16. Matthew 7:22–23Rank 16 from verse 28
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    22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

    23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

  17. Luke 13:25–28Rank 17 from verse 28
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    25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

    26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

    27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

    28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

  18. Psalms 78:34–36Rank 18 from verse 28
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    34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.

    35And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

    36Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

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Proverbs 1:28

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

answer

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Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

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1:27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

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1:29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

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