Proverbs 1:29

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Proverbs 1:29 · King James Version

In other versions

For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:
ASV
For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
BBE
Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;
DBY
Because they hated knowledge, And didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.
WEB
Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.
YLT
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
ENG
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
WBT
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
BSB

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

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

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

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

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