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Proverbs 1:22

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מָתַ֣יmataywhenמָתַיparticle, interrogative — “when”H4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)long, when.פְּתָיִם֮petayimfoolishפְּתִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּteehavvloveאָהַבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “love”, an unfinished actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.פֶ֥תִיfetifoolishפְּתִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).וְלֵצִ֗יםveletsimand make a mockלוּץconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and make a mock”, the ordinary formH3887properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercedeambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.לָ֭צוֹןlatsonscornfulלָצוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “scornful”, the ordinary formH3944derisionscornful(-ning).חָמְד֣וּchamedvdelightחָמַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “delight”, a completed actionH2530to delight inbeauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםukhesilimand foolכְּסִילconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).יִשְׂנְאוּyisnevhateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hate”, an unfinished actionH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.דָֽעַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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American Standard Version (1901)

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

Young’s Literal Translation

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

World English Bible

“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

Darby Translation

How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?

Douay-Rheims

O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅσον ἂν χρόνον ἄκακοι ἔχονται τῆς δικαιοσύνης, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονται· οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες τῆς ὕβρεως ὄντες ἐπιθυμηταί, ἀσεβεῖς γενόμενοι ἐμίσησαν αἴσθησιν,