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.

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Proverbs 1:22 naive
Proverbs 1:22 naivete

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