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Proverbs 1:22
O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 1:22 in other translations
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn 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?
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In context
19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
20 Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.
21 She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,
22 O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
23 (Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)
24 Because I haue called, and ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, and none woulde regarde.
25 But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.
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