Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.

King James Version

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

Holman Bible

You hate instruction
and turn your back on My words.

International Standard Version

You hate instruction and toss my words behind you.

A Conservative Version

since thou hate instruction, and cast my words behind thee?

American Standard Version

Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?

Amplified


“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].

Darby Translation

Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?

Julia Smith Translation

And thou hatedst instruction, and thou wilt cast my words behind thee.

King James 2000

Seeing you hate instruction, and cast my words behind you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

while you yourself hate discipline, and cast my words behind you?

Modern King James verseion

Yea, you hate to be taught, and you toss My Words behind you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

whereas thou hatest to be reformed, and hast cast my words behind thee?

NET Bible

For you hate instruction and reject my words.

New Heart English Bible

seeing you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

The Emphasized Bible

Seeing that, thou, hast hated correction, And hast cast my words behind thee;

Webster

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

World English Bible

since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

Youngs Literal Translation

Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

Verse Info

Context Readings

God As Judge

16 But God says to the wicked: How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my covenant! 17 “For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.
18 When you see a thief, you make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:26

But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority. They turned their backs on your law, and murdered your prophets. These prophets gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you. They did much to make you angry.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge. He that hates reproof is stupid.

1 Kings 14:9

You have committed far greater sins than those who ruled before you. You have rejected me and have aroused my anger by making idols and metal images to worship.

Proverbs 1:7

Respect for Jehovah (YHWH) is the beginning of knowledge (truth) (understanding) (wisdom). Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:28-29

You will ask for my help, but I will not listen. You will search, but you will not find me.

Proverbs 5:12-13

You say: How I have hated instruction! My heart despised reproof.

Proverbs 8:36

But he who sins against me wrongs himself. All who hate me love death.

Isaiah 5:23

You let the guilty go free for a bribe and you keep the innocent from getting justice.

Jeremiah 8:9

Wise people are put to shame, confused, and trapped. They have rejected the word of Jehovah. They do not really have any wisdom.

Jeremiah 18:12

But they will answer, It is useless! We will live the way we want to. We will go our own stubborn, evil ways.

Jeremiah 36:23-32

As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a scribe's knife and throw them into the fire in the fireplace. He did this until the whole scroll was burned up.

John 3:20

Every one who does evil hates the light. He does not come to the light because his works would be reproved.

Romans 1:28

They did not like to retain God in their knowledge, so God gave them over to a reprobate (depraved) mind, to do things that are not fitting.

Romans 2:21-23

You then who teach another, do you teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal?

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

He will use every kind of wicked deceit on those who will perish. They will perish because they did not welcome and love the truth so as to be saved.

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine. Having their ears tickled, they will accumulate teachers who follow after their own lusts.

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