Proverbs 1:22 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge? More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition How long, O simple ones [open to evil], will you love being simple? And the scoffers delight in scoffing and [self-confident] fools hate knowledge? American Standard Version (1901) How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge? Common English Bible “How long will you clueless people love your naïveté, mockers hold their mocking dear, and fools hate knowledge? Catholic Public Domain Version "Little ones, how long will you choose to be childish, and how long will the foolish desire what is harmful to themselves, and how long will the imprudent hate knowledge? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge? English Standard Version 2016 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? |