Proverbs 1:22 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scorners delight them in scorning, And fools hate knowledge? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge? Amplified 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? |
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful
Consider, ye brutish among the people: And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entering in of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:
For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
To give subtilty to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
The proud and haughty man, scorner is his name, He worketh in the arrogance of pride.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
O ye simple, understand subtilty; And, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.