Proverbs 1:22 - The Scriptures 1998

²² “How long, you simple ones, Would you love simplicity, And shall scoffers delight in their scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² 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)

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

Common English Bible

²² “How long will you clueless people love your naïveté, mockers hold their mocking dear, and fools hate knowledge?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² "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?

Proverbs 1:22 Cross References

Job 34:7

What man is like Iyoḇ

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who shall not walk in the counsel of the wrong, And shall not stand in the path of sinners, And shall not sit in the seat of scoffers,

Psalm 94:8

Take heed, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when would you become wise?

Exodus 10:3

And Mosheh and Aharon came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus said יהוה  Elohim of the Heḇ

Exodus 16:28

And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “How long shall you refuse to guard My commands and My Torot 1?

Proverbs 1:21

At the head of the noisy streets she cries out, At the openings of the gates, In the city she speaks her words:

Proverbs 1:29

“Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of יהוה,

Proverbs 1:32

“For the turning away of the simple slays them, And the complacency of fools destroys them.

Proverbs 1:4

For giving insight to the simple, Knowledge and discretion to the young.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of יהוה  is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer shall seek wisdom but find none, But knowledge is swift to him who has understanding.

Proverbs 15:12

A scoffer does not love his reprover, Nor does he go to the wise.

Proverbs 19:29

Judgments are in store for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 21:11

When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Proverbs 21:24

Proud, haughty, “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.

Proverbs 22:3

A clever one foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple go on and are punished.

Proverbs 3:34

He certainly scoffs the scoffers, But gives favour to the humble.

Proverbs 5:12

And shall say, “How I have hated discipline, And my heart has despised reproof!

Proverbs 6:9

How long would you lie down, O lazy one? When do you arise from your sleep?

Proverbs 7:7

And I saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man lacking heart,

Proverbs 8:5

“You simple ones, understand insight, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.

Jeremiah 13:27

your adulteries and your neighings, the wickedness of your whoring! I have seen your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe to you, O Yerushalayim! How long before you would be made clean?”

Jeremiah 4:14

O Yerushalayim, wash your heart from evil, and be saved. Till when would your wicked thoughts remain within you?

Numbers 14:27

“How long shall this evil congregation have this grumbling against Me? I have heard the grumblings which the children of Yisra’ĕ

Matthew 17:17

And יהושע  answering, said, “O generation, unbelieving and perverted, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

Matthew 23:37

“Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to her! How often I wished to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you would not!

Matthew 9:13

“But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire compassion and not offering.’ For I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.”

Luke 19:42

saying, “If you only knew even today, the matters for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

John 3:20

“For everyone who is practising evil matters hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

2 Peter 3:3

knowing this first: that mockers shall come in the last days with mocking, walking according to their own lusts,

Revelation 22:17

And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And he who hears, let him say, “Come!” And he who thirsts, come! And he who desires it, take the water of life without paying!