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Proverbs 1:30

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

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לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (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 trul…אָב֥וּavvbe willingאָבָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be willing”, a completed actionH14to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescentconsent, rest content will, be willing.לַעֲצָתִ֑יlaatsatito adviceעֵצָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.נָ֝אֲצ֗וּnaatsvabhorנָאַץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “abhor”, a completed actionH5006to scorn;abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).תּוֹכַחְתִּֽיtokhachticorrectionתּוֹכֵחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “correction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They would none of my counsel, They despised all my reproof.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

World English Bible

They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

Darby Translation

they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof:

Douay-Rheims

Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐδὲ ἤθελον ἐμαῖς προσέχειν βουλαῖς, ἐμυκτήριζον δὲ ἐμοὺς ἐλέγχους·