Proverbs 1:22 - The Message22-24 “Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn? About face! I can revise your life. Look, I’m ready to pour out my spirit on you; I’m ready to tell you all I know. As it is, I’ve called, but you’ve turned a deaf ear; I’ve reached out to you, but you’ve ignored me. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176922 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition22 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? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge? See the chapterCommon English Bible22 “How long will you clueless people love your naïveté, mockers hold their mocking dear, and fools hate knowledge? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version22 "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? See the chapter |