Proverbs 1:22
How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
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Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews: How long dost thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
Numbers 14:27How long [shall I bear] with this evil assembly, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
Proverbs 1:4to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
Proverbs 1:29Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;
Proverbs 5:12and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
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 →