Proverbs 1:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 1:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 1:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 1:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge? ”
Proverbs 1:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 1:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge? ”
Proverbs 1:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 1:22 in Context — Proverbs 1
20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
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What Does Proverbs 1:22 Mean?
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