Parallel Verses

World English Bible

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

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Verse Info

Context Readings

God As Judge

16 But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips, 17 since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you? 18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:26

"Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

1 Kings 14:9

but have done evil above all who were before you, and have gone and made you other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back:

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:28-29

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

Proverbs 5:12-13

and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

Proverbs 8:36

But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death."

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh; and what kind of wisdom is in them?

Jeremiah 18:12

But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.

Jeremiah 36:23-32

It happened, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that [the king] cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

John 3:20

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

Romans 1:28

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Romans 2:21-23

You therefore who teach another, don't you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn't steal, do you steal?

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;

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