Proverbs 1:22
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”Proverbs 1:22
What Does Proverbs 1:22 Mean?
Proverbs 1:22 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 1, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 1:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 1:1“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”Proverbs 1:7“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”John 1:5“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”Psalms 119:130“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”Psalms 19:7“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.”Psalms 4:2“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.”Proverbs 4:5“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”Psalms 92:6“A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.”2 Corinthians 5:20“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”Romans 1:28“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”Proverbs 1:29“For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:”Matthew 17:17“Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.”Proverbs 8:5“O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.”Psalms 62:3“How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.”Psalms 95:10“Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:”Proverbs 5:12“And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;”John 3:20“For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.”2 Peter 3:3“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,”Psalms 5:5“The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.”Proverbs 7:7“And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,”
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