Proverbs 1:22
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
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ASV
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
KJV
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| מָתַ֣י׀ | ma.Tai | when? | H4970 → |
| פְּתָיִם֮ | pe.ta.Yim | O naive people | H6612 → |
| תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ | te.'e.ha.Vu | will you love | H157 → |
| פֶ֥תִי | Fe.ti | naivete | H6612 → |
| וְלֵצִ֗ים | ve.le.Tzim | and mockers | H3887 → |
| לָ֭צוֹן | La.tzon | mockery | H3944 → |
| חָמְד֣וּ | cha.me.Du | do they delight in? | H2530 → |
| לָהֶ֑ם | la.Hem | <for> themselves | |
| וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים | u.khe.si.Lim | and fools | H3684 → |
| יִשְׂנְאוּ־ | yis.ne.'u- | will they hate? | H8130 → |
| דָֽעַת׃ | Da.'at | knowledge | H1847 → |
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