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22 How long,[a] O simple ones, will you love simplicity?
    And how long will scoffers delight in their scoffing,
    and fools hate knowledge?

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  1. Proverbs 1:22 Literally “Until when”

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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34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,
    but to those who are humble, he gives favor.

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34 Though (A)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet (B)He gives grace to the needy.

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He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself,
    and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.[a]
Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you;
    rebuke the wise and he will love you.

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  1. Proverbs 9:7 Literally “abuse him”

One who (A)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [a]insults for himself.
(B)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(C)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.

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  1. Proverbs 9:7 Lit a blemish

A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none,
    but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:6 Literally “to one who understands it comes easy”

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.

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12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[a]
    to the wise he will not go.

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  1. Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”

12 A (A)scoffer does not love one who rebukes him;
He will not go to the wise.

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25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
    and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.

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25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern

29 Judgments[a] are prepared for the scoffers,
    and flogging for the back of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 19:29 Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations”

29 [a]Judgments are prepared for (A)scoffers,
And (B)beatings for the backs of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods

11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise,
    and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

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11 When the (A)scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
    he acts with arrogance of pride.

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24 “Proud,” “Arrogant,” “(A)Scoffer,” are his names,
One who acts with (B)insolent pride.

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10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
    quarrel and abuse will cease.

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10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.

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Devising folly is a sin,
    and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.

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The (A)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.

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Men of scoffing set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.

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Arrogant people (A)inflame a city,
But (B)wise people turn away anger.

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