22 “How long, you [a]simple ones, will you love [b]simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 1:22 naive
  2. Proverbs 1:22 naivete

22 “How long, you (A)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?

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22 
“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?

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22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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33 But whoever listens to me will dwell (A)safely,
And (B)will be [a]secure, without fear of evil.”

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  1. Proverbs 1:33 at ease

33 But (A)whoever listens to me will live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

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33 
“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust
And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”

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33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(A)
    and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(B)

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33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

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