Proverbs 1:28

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
– Proverbs 1:28

Though wisdom cries in the streets and bids the wayward turn at reproof, there is a time when it is too late. Fools were pictured as refusing wisdom and now are pictured as seeking for it early. Seeking it early conveys the thought of earnestness or diligence. This is not repentance but a desire to be delivered from the consequences of their own folly. No amount of seeking or calling will avail when it is too late.

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