How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?\par\tab And scoffers delight them in scoffing,\par\tab And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 18:2 - American Standard Version 2015 A fool hath no delight in understanding,\par\tab But only that his heart may reveal itself. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A fool hath no delight in understanding, But that his heart may discover itself. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A [self-confident] fool has no delight in understanding but only in revealing his personal opinions and himself. American Standard Version (1901) A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself. Common English Bible Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing their opinion. Catholic Public Domain Version The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart. |
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?\par\tab And scoffers delight them in scoffing,\par\tab And fools hate knowledge?
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge;\par\tab {\i But} the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge;\par\tab But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;\par\tab But a fool flaunteth {\i his} folly.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,\par\tab Seeing he hath no understanding?
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt,\par\tab And with ignominy {\i cometh} reproach.
Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one {\i that} he is a fool.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought {\i him} that he would depart from their borders.\par
So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual {\i gifts}, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: