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I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Because I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Because I called and you refused [to answer], I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since I called out and you refused, extended my hand and no one paid attention,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since I called out and you refused, extended my hand and no one paid attention, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You completely ignored me and refused to listen; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I called, and you refused to listen. I stretched out my hands to you, and no one paid attention.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have been calling you, inviting you to come, but you would not listen. You paid no attention to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond— I appealed, but no one paid attention—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because I have called, and you refuse, "" I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because I called and ye will refuse; I stretched forth my hands, and none attending;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I called, and you refused. I extended my hand, and there was no one who watched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />‘Because I called and you refused, extended my hand and no one took notice; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because I have called and you refused, have stretched out my hand and no one heeded,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and you did not listen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For I have cried, and you have not believed, and I have lifted my voice and you have not listened.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/1-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=152" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Wisdom Calls Aloud</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: wat·tə·mā·’ê·nū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">you refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">my call,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: maq·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">my outstretched</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand,</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></span><br />I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a></span><br />So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a></span><br />And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></span><br />Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-13</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-3.htm">Matthew 22:3</a></span><br />He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-5.htm">Matthew 22:5</a></span><br />But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-40.htm">John 5:40</a></span><br />yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Hebrews 12:25</a></span><br />See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;</p><p class="hdg">i have called</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></b></br> Wherefore, when I came, <i>was there</i> no man? when I called, <i>was there</i> none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because <i>there is</i> no water, and dieth for thirst.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></b></br> Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose <i>that</i> wherein I delighted not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a></b></br> I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose <i>that</i> in which I delighted not.</p><p class="hdg">stretched</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Psalm 31:20</a></b></br> Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-30.htm">Acts 4:30</a></b></br> By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></b></br> But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/139-2.htm">Attended</a> <a href="/psalms/33-15.htm">Attending</a> <a href="/psalms/107-43.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/psalms/145-19.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-34.htm">Heeded</a> <a href="/psalms/136-12.htm">Out-Stretched</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/psalms/119-118.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/psalms/139-5.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-17.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Attended</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-12.htm">Attending</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-2.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-16.htm">Heeded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Out-Stretched</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-14.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-35.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-25.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-20.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-3.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-1.htm">The use of the proverbs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">to avoid the enticing of sinners</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Wisdom complains of her contempt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">She threatens her contemners</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, wisdom is often depicted as a woman calling out in public places, urging people to follow her ways (<a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Proverbs 1:20-21</a>). The refusal of this call signifies a rejection of God's guidance and instruction. Historically, the Israelites were often warned by prophets to heed God's call, yet they frequently turned away, leading to consequences such as exile. This refusal can be seen as a parallel to the rejection of Jesus Christ, who is described as the embodiment of wisdom (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>). The call of wisdom is akin to the call of the Gospel, inviting people to repentance and a relationship with God.<p><b>and no one took my outstretched hand</b><br>The imagery of an outstretched hand is significant in biblical literature, often symbolizing an offer of help, mercy, or salvation. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, extending a hand was a gesture of friendship and assistance. This phrase suggests that despite the availability of divine help and guidance, people chose to ignore it. The outstretched hand can also be seen as a type of Christ, who offers salvation to all but is often rejected (<a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a>). This rejection is a recurring theme in the Bible, where God's offers of grace and redemption are frequently spurned by humanity. The outstretched hand is a powerful symbol of God's persistent love and desire for reconciliation with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>Personified as a woman calling out to the simple and foolish, offering guidance and instruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_simple_and_foolish.htm">The Simple and Foolish</a></b><br>Those who lack understanding and reject wisdom's call, choosing ignorance over knowledge.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>The setting where wisdom raises her voice, symbolizing the public and accessible nature of divine wisdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_of_wisdom.htm">The Call of Wisdom</a></b><br>An event where wisdom actively reaches out to people, offering them the opportunity to learn and grow.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_wisdom.htm">Rejection of Wisdom</a></b><br>The response of those who ignore or refuse the guidance and instruction offered by wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_responding_to_wisdom.htm">The Urgency of Responding to Wisdom</a></b><br>Ignoring wisdom's call leads to consequences. We must be attentive and responsive to God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_accessibility_of_divine_wisdom.htm">The Accessibility of Divine Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is available to all who seek it. We should actively pursue understanding and knowledge.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejection.htm">The Consequences of Rejection</a></b><br>Refusing wisdom results in missed opportunities for growth and protection. We must be open to correction and instruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_persistent_call.htm">God's Persistent Call</a></b><br>Like wisdom, God continually reaches out to us. We should not take His patience and persistence for granted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_wisdom.htm">The Role of Community in Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom calls out in public spaces, indicating the importance of communal learning and accountability in our spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_proverbs_1_24-28_contradictory_to_god's_mercy.htm">Does Proverbs 1:24–28 depict a contradictory image of God ignoring pleas for help, conflicting with portrayals of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_r.c._sproul_and_his_teachings.htm">What is the slippery slope of sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'turn_the_other_cheek'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of 'turn the other cheek'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_proverbs_7_22-27_unjust_or_unmerciful.htm">Does the depiction of sudden destruction for the tempted (Proverbs 7:22–27) contradict a just and merciful God? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Because I have called.--</span>Wisdom's call having been rejected, she now changes her tone from "mercy" to "judgment" (<a href="/psalms/101-1.htm" title="I will sing of mercy and judgment: to you, O LORD, will I sing.">Psalm 101:1</a>). (Comp. <a href="/romans/10-21.htm" title="But to Israel he said, All day long I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people.">Romans 10:21</a> : "All day long I have stretched forth my hands," &c.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because I have called, and ye refused.</span> A pause may be imagined, and seems to be implied, between this and the preceding verses (22 and 23), when the address passes into a new phase - from that of invitation and promise to that of judgment and stern denunciation (vers. 24-27). In the subsection the antecedent clauses are vers. 24, 25, introduced by the conjunction "because" (<span class="hebrew">יַעַן</span>, <span class="accented">yaan</span>; <span class="accented">quia</span>, Vulgate), which expresses the reason or cause for the conclusion in vers. 26 and 27, introduced by "I also," to which the "because" answers. A similar grammatical construction and judgment is to be found in Isaiah: "I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I Spake, they did not hear" (<a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a>; see also <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a>). <span class="accented">Refused</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> refused to hearken, as signified in the LXX. <span class="greek">ὑπακούσατε</span>. <span class="cmt_word">I have stretched out my hand.</span> A forensic gesture to arrest attention. The expression is equivalent to "I have spread out my hands" (<a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a>); cf. "Then Paul stretched forth the hand (<span class="greek">ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα</span>)" (<a href="/acts/26-1.htm">Acts 26:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Regarded</span> (<span class="hebrew">מַקְשִׁיב</span>, <span class="accented">mak'shiv</span>). The original idea of the verb <span class="hebrew">קַשַׁב</span> (<span class="accented">kashav</span>), used here, is that of erecting or pricking up the ear, like the Latin <span class="accented">arrigere</span>, sc<span class="accented">. aures</span>, in Plaut., 'Rud.,' 5, 2, 6; and cf. "arrectisque auribus adstant" (Virgil, 'AEneid,' 1:153). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/1-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you refused</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·mā·’ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my call,</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֭רָאתִי</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and no one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">מַקְשִֽׁיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(maq·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my outstretched</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטִ֥יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:24 Because I have called and you have (Prov. 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