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Proverbs 1:22
World English Bible
Proverbs 1:22
World English Bible
22 “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?
How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery,
and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:22
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 1:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(A) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(B)
Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:22
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Proverbs 1:22
King James Version
Proverbs 1:22
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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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Proverbs 3:34
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Proverbs 3:34
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34 Surely he mocks the mockers,
but he gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 3:34
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Proverbs 3:34
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34 He mocks those who mock
but gives grace to the humble.(A)
Proverbs 3:34
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Proverbs 3:34
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Proverbs 3:34
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Proverbs 3:34
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34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
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Proverbs 9:7-8
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Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
8 Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:7-8
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 9:7-8
Christian Standard Bible
7 The one who corrects a mocker
will bring abuse on himself;
the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[a]
8 Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;(A)
rebuke the wise, and he will love you.(B)
Footnotes
- 9:7 Lit man: his blemish
Proverbs 9:7-8
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Proverbs 9:7-8
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Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
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Proverbs 14:6
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
Proverbs 14:6
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 14:6
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)
Proverbs 14:6
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Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved;
he will not go to the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him;(A)
he will not consult the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 Mockers resent correction,(A)
so they avoid the wise.
Proverbs 15:12
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Proverbs 15:12
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12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
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Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)
Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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Proverbs 19:25
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25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
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Proverbs 19:29
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Proverbs 19:29
World English Bible
29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 19:29
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Proverbs 19:29
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29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 19:29
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Proverbs 19:29
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29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 19:29
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Proverbs 19:29
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29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
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