Proverbs 1:22
How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
21Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:
Cross References
Exodus 10:3Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you be lifted up in your pride before me? let my people go so that they may give me worship.
Numbers 14:27How long am I to put up with this evil people and their outcries against me? The words which they say against me have come to my ears.
Psalms 1:1Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.
Proverbs 1:4To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:
Proverbs 1:29For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
Proverbs 5:12And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:21-33
Wisdom's Exhortations; Doom of Obdurate Sinners. 20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have… Read the whole commentary →