American King James Version
" How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? "
— Proverbs 1:22, American King James Version
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge? ”
“"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?”
““How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?”
“O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?”
“How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?”
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of the owners thereof. ¶
Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets:
She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she utters her words, saying,
How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make known my words to you. ¶
Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
But you have set at nothing all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: