Proverbs 1:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn 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?

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

Hebrew
“How
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

long,
מָתַ֣י ׀ (mā·ṯay)
Interrogative
Strong's 4970: Extent, when

O simple ones,
פְּתָיִם֮ (pə·ṯā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded

will you love
תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ (tə·’ê·hă·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 157: To have affection f

simplicity?
פֶ֥תִי (p̄e·ṯî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded

How long will scoffers
וְלֵצִ֗ים (wə·lê·ṣîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3887: Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker

delight
חָמְד֣וּ (ḥā·mə·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2530: To desire, take pleasure in

in their scorn
לָ֭צוֹן (lā·ṣō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3944: A scorning

and fools
וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים (ū·ḵə·sî·lîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

hate
יִשְׂנְאוּ־ (yiś·nə·’ū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8130: To hate

knowledge?
דָֽעַת׃ (ḏā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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