Proverbs

Proverbs 1:22

²²“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways?

How long will scoffers delight in their scorn

and fools hate knowledge?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
long	מָתַ֣י׀	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
O simple ones	פְּתָיִם֮	pə·ṯā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H6612 simple
will you love	תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ	tə·’ê·hă·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H157 love
your simple	פֶ֥תִי	p̄e·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular	H6612 simple
How long will scoffers	וְלֵצִ֗ים	wə·lê·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3887 scorn
delight	חָמְד֣וּ	ḥā·mə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2530 desire, take pleasure in
in their scorn	לָ֭צוֹן	lā·ṣō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H3944 scorning
and fools	וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים	ū·ḵə·sî·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
hate	יִשְׂנְאוּ־	yiś·nə·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8130 hate
knowledge	דָֽעַת׃	ḏā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.