Proverbs 1:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.”

Proverbs 1:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 1:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 1:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.”

Proverbs 1:27 — World English Bible

Proverbs 1:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.”

Proverbs 1:27 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 1:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.”

Proverbs 1:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 1:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:”

Proverbs 1:27 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 1:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,”

Proverbs 1:27 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 1:27 in Context — Proverbs 1

25 Antes desechasteis todo consejo mío, y mi reprensión no quisisteis:

26 También yo me reiré en vuestra calamidad, y me burlaré cuando [os] viniere lo que teméis;

27 Cuando viniere como una destrucción lo que teméis, y vuestra calamidad llegare como un torbellino; cuando sobre vosotros viniere tribulación y angustia.

28 Entonces me llamarán, y no responderé; buscarme han de mañana, y no me hallarán:

29 Por cuanto aborrecieron la sabiduría, y no escogieron el temor de Jehová,

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What Does Proverbs 1:27 Mean?

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