Proverbs 1:22

Hebrew	עַד מָתַ֣י פְּתָיִם֮ תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים יִשְׂנְאוּ דָֽעַת
ESV	“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
NIV	“How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
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?
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KJV	How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

^{Proverbs 1:21 ← Proverbs 1:22 → Proverbs 1:23}

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