Proverbs 1:22
New American Standard Bible
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?
Proverbs 1:22
Common English Bible
22 “How long will you clueless people love your naïveté,
mockers hold their mocking dear,
and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 14:7
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit know
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit lips
Proverbs 14:7
Common English Bible
7 Stay away from fools,
for you won’t learn wise speech there.
Proverbs 21:20
New American Standard Bible
20 There is precious (A)treasure and oil in the home of the wise,
But a foolish person (B)swallows it up.
Proverbs 21:20
Common English Bible
20 Precious treasure and oil stay in the home of the wise,
but fools swallow them up.
Proverbs 27:12
New American Standard Bible
12 A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 27:12
Common English Bible
12 Prudent people see evil and hide;
the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
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