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Proverbs 1:26

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 1:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Proverbs 1:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.
24Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:
26I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.
28Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
29For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In their extreme distress He will not only refuse help, but aggravate it by derision.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare the marginal reference. The scorn and derision with which men look on pride and malice, baffled and put to shame, has something that answers to it in the Divine Judgment. It is, however, significant that in the fuller revelation of the mind and will of the Father in the person of the Son no such language meets us. Sadness, sternness, severity, there may be, but, from first to last, no word of mere derision. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Your fear - The misery you do or should fear. Proverbs 1:28”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jdg 10:14; Psa 2:4, Psa 37:13; Luk 14:24 Proverbs 1:27”
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