Proverbs 1:22
Proverbs 1:22 New International Version (NIV)
“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22-24 The Message (MSG)
“Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn? About face! I can revise your life. Look, I’m ready to pour out my spirit on you; I’m ready to tell you all I know. As it is, I’ve called, but you’ve turned a deaf ear; I’ve reached out to you, but you’ve ignored me.
Proverbs 1:22 King James Version (KJV)
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22 New Century Version (NCV)
“You fools, how long will you be foolish? How long will you make fun of wisdom and hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22 American Standard Version (ASV)
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22 New King James Version (NKJV)
“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
Proverbs 1:22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning? How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing, How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22 New Living Translation (NLT)
“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?