Proverbs 1:22

Geneva Bible (1560)

O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?

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  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction!
  • Ps 1:1 : 1 Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull:
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.
  • Prov 3:34 : 34 With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
  • Ps 94:8 : 8 Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?
  • Prov 1:4 : 4 To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
  • Exod 10:3 : 3 Then came Moses and Aaron vnto Pharaoh, and they said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Ebrewes, Howe long wilt thou refuse to humble thy selfe before me? Let my people goe, that they may serue me.
  • Exod 16:28 : 28 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses, Howe long refuse yee to keepe my commaundementes, and my lawes?
  • Num 14:27 : 27 How long shall I suffer this wicked multitude to murmure against me? I haue heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmure against me.
  • Job 34:7 : 7 What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?
  • Prov 6:9 : 9 Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
  • Prov 7:7 : 7 And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding,
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
  • Prov 9:4-6 : 4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth, 5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen. 6 Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
  • Prov 9:16-18 : 16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also, 17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.
  • Prov 14:6 : 6 A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him, neither will he goe vnto the wise.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles.
  • Prov 21:11 : 11 When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.
  • Matt 9:13 : 13 But goe yee and learne what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.
  • Matt 11:29-30 : 29 Take my yoke on you, and learne of me that I am meeke and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules. 30 For my yoke is easie, & my burden light.
  • Matt 17:17 : 17 Then Iesus answered, and said, O generation faithlesse, and crooked, how long now shall I be with you! Howe long nowe shall I suffer you! Bring him hither to me.
  • Matt 23:37 : 37 Hierusalem, Hierusalem, which killest the Prophets, and stonest them which are sent to thee, how often would I haue gathered thy children together, as the henne gathereth her chickins vnder her wings, and ye would not!
  • Luke 19:42 : 42 Saying, O if thou haddest euen knowen at the least in this thy day those things, which belong vnto thy peace! but nowe are they hid from thine eyes.
  • John 3:20 : 20 For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued.
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 This first vnderstande, that there shall come in the last dayes, mockers, which wil walke after their lustes,
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; let him that heareth, say, Come: and let him that is a thirst, come: and let whosoeuer will, take of the water of life freely.

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    23 (Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)

  • Prov 8:5
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    5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

  • Prov 9:16
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    16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    6 A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

    7 Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.

    8 The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • Prov 9:4
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    4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,

  • Prov 19:25
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    25 Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.

  • Prov 21:11
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    11 When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.

  • Prov 1:4-7
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    4 To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

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    6 To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

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  • Prov 1:32
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    32 For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.

  • Prov 1:21
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    21 She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,

  • Prov 9:6
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    6 Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18 The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1 He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8 Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22 Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2 A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.

  • Jer 4:22
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    22 For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me: they are foolish children, and haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe well they haue no knowledge.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23 A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.

  • Prov 1:29
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    29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.

  • Prov 15:12
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    12 A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him, neither will he goe vnto the wise.

  • Prov 9:13
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    13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.

  • Prov 5:12
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    12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction!

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    9 The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men.

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    7 And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding,

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    25 But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.

  • 1 Cor 1:20
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    20 Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse?

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    14 Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

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    3 The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Prov 19:29
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    29 But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?

  • Prov 13:16
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    16 Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5 Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24 Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33 Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2 The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.

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    15 The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35 The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21 Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

  • Eccl 1:18
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    18 For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.

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    24 The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

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    9 Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

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    5 A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

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