Proverbs 1:22

Easy To Read Version

“You are foolish people. How long will you continue doing foolish things? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you continue to hate knowledge?

Cross References

Job 34:7

“Is there any other person like Job?\par Job does not care if you insult him.\par

Psalm 1:1

A person will be truly happy if he\par doesn’t follow the advice of bad people\par and doesn’t live like sinners\par and doesn’t feel at home with people\par who don’t respect God. {\cf2\super [1]} \par

Psalm 94:8

You bad people are foolish.\par When will you learn your lesson?\par You evil people are so stupid!\par You must try to understand.\par

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They told him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrew people, says, ‘How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go to worship me!

Exodus 16:28

Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and teachings?

Proverbs 1:21

She is calling out on the busy street corners. She is near the city gates trying to get people to listen to her. \{Wisdom says:\}

Proverbs 1:29

I will not help because you never wanted my knowledge. You refused to fear and respect the Lord.

Proverbs 1:32

“Foolish people die because they refuse to follow wisdom. They are happy to continue in their foolish ways, and this will destroy them.

Proverbs 1:4

These wise words can teach people who need to learn wisdom. These words can teach young people the things they need to know and how to use that information.

Proverbs 1:7

The first thing a person must learn is to respect and obey the Lord—that leads to true wisdom. But evil people hate discipline and true wisdom.

Proverbs 14:6

People who make fun of God might look for wisdom, but they will never find it. \{People who believe God\} are truly wise. Knowledge comes easy to them.

Proverbs 15:12

The foolish person hates to be told when he is wrong. And that person refuses to ask wise people for advice.

Proverbs 21:11

Punish the person who makes fun of God and foolish people will learn a lesson. They will become wise. And then they will gain more and more knowledge.

Proverbs 21:24

A proud person thinks he is better than other people. He shows that he is evil by the things he does.

Proverbs 22:3

Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way. But foolish people go straight to the trouble and suffer because of it.

Proverbs 3:34

If a person is proud and makes fun of other people, the Lord will punish him and make fun of him. But the Lord is kind to humble people.

Proverbs 6:9

Lazy person, how long will you lie there? When will you get up from your rest?

Proverbs 7:7

at some foolish teenagers and noticed one that was especially foolish.

Proverbs 8:5

If you are foolish, learn to be wise.\par Foolish men, learn to understand.\par

Jeremiah 13:27

I saw the terrible things you did. {\cf2\super [117]} \par I saw you laughing\par and having sex with your lovers.\par I know about your plans\par to be like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [118]} \par I have seen you on the hills\par and in the fields.\par It will be very bad for you, Jerusalem.\par I wonder how long you will continue doing\par your dirty sins.”\par

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, wash the evil\par from your hearts.\par Make your hearts pure so you can be saved.\par Don’t continue making evil plans.\par

Numbers 14:27

“How long will these bad people continue to complain against me? I have heard their complaints and their griping.

Matthew 17:17

Jesus answered, “You people have no faith. Your lives are all wrong. How long must I stay with you? How long must I continue to be patient with you? Bring the boy here.”

Matthew 23:37

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. {\cf2\super [361]} You kill with rocks those men that God sent to you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather your people together like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.

Matthew 9:13

I will tell you something. Go and learn what it means: ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’ {\cf2\super [106]} I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”

Luke 19:42

Jesus spoke to Jerusalem. He said, “I wish you knew today what would bring you peace! But you can’t know it, because it is hidden from you.

John 3:20

Every person that does evil hates the light. That person will not come to the light. Why? Because then the light will show all the bad things he has done.

2 Peter 3:3

It is important for you to understand what will happen in the last days. People will laugh \{at you\}. Those people will live following the evil things they want to do.

Revelation 22:17

The Spirit {\cf2\super [178]} and the bride say, “Come!” Every person that hears this should also say, “Come!” If a person is thirsty, let him come; that person can have the water of life as a free gift if he wants it.