KJV ORIGINAL
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But you have completely ignored all my advice and wanted nothing to do with my correction.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing people who have rejected wise guidance and refused to listen when corrected.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Wisdom's speech in Proverbs 1, where Wisdom is personified as calling out in the streets to people. King Solomon wrote most of Proverbs around 950 BC as practical guidance for living well. In ancient Israel, wisdom was highly valued, and rejecting the counsel of wise teachers or elders was seen as foolish and dangerous.
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