Proverbs 1:22 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge? See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionHow long, O simple ones [open to evil], will you love being simple? And the scoffers delight in scoffing and [self-confident] fools hate knowledge? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge? See the chapterCommon English Bible“How long will you clueless people love your naïveté, mockers hold their mocking dear, and fools hate knowledge? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version"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? See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionO children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge? See the chapter |