NET
KJV
22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
ASV
22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
ESV
22. "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
ERVEN
22. "Fools, how long will you love being ignorant? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you hate knowledge?
NLT
22. "How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
WEB
22. "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?
NLV
22. "O foolish ones, how long will you love being foolish? How long will those who laugh at others be happy in their laughing? How long will fools hate much learning?
HCSB
22. "How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance? [How long] will [you] mockers enjoy mocking and [you] fools hate knowledge?
YLT
22. `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
LITV
22. Until when will you love to be simple, you simple ones? And will scorners desire scorn for themselves? And will fools hate knowledge?
RV
22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
NCV
22. "You fools, how long will you be foolish? How long will you make fun of wisdom and hate knowledge?
MKJV
22. How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge?
AKJV
22. How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
LXXEN
22. 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.
KJV
22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
AMP
22. How long, O simple ones [open to evil], will you love being simple? And the scoffers delight in scoffing and [self-confident] fools hate knowledge?
KJVP
22. How long H5704 PREP , ye simple ones H6612 NMP , will ye love H157 VQY2MP simplicity H6612 NMS ? and the scorners H3887 W-VQPMP delight H2530 VQQ3MP in their scorning H3944 NMS , and fools H3684 W-NMP hate H8130 VQY3MP knowledge H1847 NFS ?
YLT
22. `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
ASV
22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
WEB
22. "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?
NASB
22. "How long, you simple ones, will you love inanity,
ESV
22. "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
RV
22. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
RSV
22. "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
NKJV
22. "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
MKJV
22. How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge?
AKJV
22. How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
NRSV
22. "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
NIV
22. "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
NIRV
22. "How long will you childish people love your childish ways? How long will you rude people enjoy making fun of God and others? How long will you foolish people hate knowledge?
NLT
22. "How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
MSG
22. "Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn?
GNB
22. "Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?
NET
22. "How long will you simpletons love naivet—? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
ERVEN
22. "Fools, how long will you love being ignorant? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you hate knowledge?