Proverbs 1:22
The Scripture
(22) How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the preacher warns that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that those who delight in the Lord will prosper. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the wayward, showing that knowledge of God leads to life while ignorance leads to death.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 6:9Exodus 10:3Exodus 16:28Numbers 14:27Matthew 17:17Proverbs 7:7Proverbs 9:4Proverbs 9:5Proverbs 9:6Proverbs 9:16Proverbs 9:17Proverbs 9:18
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