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
New King James Version
22 “How long, you [a]simple ones, will you love [b]simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:22 naive
- Proverbs 1:22 naivete
Proverbs 14:7
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit know
- Proverbs 14:7 Lit lips
Proverbs 14:7
New King James Version
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of (A)knowledge.
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
New King James Version
20 (A)There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.
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
New King James Version
12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are (A)punished.
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