Proverbs 1:29 in the World English Bible
because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.
Context
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.