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Proverbs 1:30

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They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
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  1. Proverbs 1:25Rank 1 from verse 30
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    25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

  2. Psalms 81:11Rank 2 from verse 30
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    11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

  3. Jeremiah 8:9Rank 3 from verse 30
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    9The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?

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    18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

    19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

    20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

  5. Psalms 119:173Rank 5 from verse 30
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    173Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

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Proverbs 1:30

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

1:30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

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1:31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

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