Proverbs 1:22
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
In context
20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
21 in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
23 If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
24 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
Proverbs 1:22 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- KJV King James Version
- How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
- WEB World English Bible
- “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
- ASV American Standard Version
- How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
- DBY Darby Translation
- How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
- WBS Webster Bible
- How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?