"And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;"
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And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;
and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
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