Proverbs 1:28-29

²⁸“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.l

²⁹For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.

Proverbs 1 opens with a title and purpose statement: these are the sayings of Solomon, designed to impart wisdom, discipline, and understanding. The chapter then personifies Wisdom as a woman calling out in the streets, contrasting her with the enticement of sinners. A father pleads with his son to