Parallel Verses New International Version "How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? King James Bible How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Darby Bible Translation How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge? World English Bible "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge? Young's Literal Translation 'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge? Proverbs 1:22 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleYe simple ones - פתים pethayim, ye who have been seduced and deceived. See on Proverbs 1:4 (note). Treasury of Scripture Knowledge how Proverbs 6:9 How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep? Exodus 16:28 And the LORD said to Moses, How long refuse you to keep my commandments and my laws? ye simple Psalm 94:8 Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise? Luke 19:42 Saying, If you had known, even you, at least in this your day... the scorners Proverbs 3:34 Surely he scorns the scorners: but he gives grace to the lowly. Proverbs 15:12 A scorner loves not one that reproves him: neither will he go to the wise. Proverbs 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. Job 34:7 What man is like Job, who drinks up scorning like water? fools Proverbs 5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; Library A Young Man's Best Counsellor'The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 2. To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3. To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4. To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion, 5. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 6. To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7. … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture A Preface to the Reader. How the Obstinate and the Fickle are to be Admonished. How Christ is the Way in General, "I am the Way. " Cross References Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, Proverbs 1:4 for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-- Proverbs 1:21 on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech: Proverbs 1:29 since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD. Proverbs 1:32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; Proverbs 5:12 You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! Proverbs 7:7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense. Jump to Previous Authority Dear Delight Foolish Fools Hate Haters Love Mockers Mockery Naive Ones Pride Scoffers Scoffing Scorners Scorning Simple Simple-Minded Simplicity Themselves Thoughtless Thoughtlessness WaysJump to Next Authority Dear Delight Foolish Fools Hate Haters Love Mockers Mockery Naive Ones Pride Scoffers Scoffing Scorners Scorning Simple Simple-Minded Simplicity Themselves Thoughtless Thoughtlessness WaysLinks Proverbs 1:22 NIVProverbs 1:22 NLT Proverbs 1:22 ESV Proverbs 1:22 NASB Proverbs 1:22 KJV Proverbs 1:22 Bible Apps Proverbs 1:22 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 1:22 Chinese Bible Proverbs 1:22 French Bible Proverbs 1:22 German Bible Proverbs 1:22 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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