Proverbs 1:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 1:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 1:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 1:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 1:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?”
Proverbs 1:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 1:22 in Context — Proverbs 1
20 A sabedoria grita pelas ruas; nas praças ela levanta sua voz.
21 Ela clama nas encruzilhadas, onde [passam] muita gente; às entradas das portas, nas cidades ela diz suas mensagens:
22 Até quando, ó tolos, amareis a tolice? E vós zombadores, desejareis a zombaria? E [vós] loucos, odiareis o conhecimento?
23 Convertei-vos à minha repreensão; eis que vos derramarei meu espírito, [e] vos farei saber minhas palavras.
24 [Mas] porque eu clamei, e recusastes; estendi minha mão, e não houve quem desse atenção,
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What Does Proverbs 1:22 Mean?
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