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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 1:22 - Scorners
Proverbs 1:22 - How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How long | H5704 | עַד |
[Preposition] especially with a preposition); as far (or {long} or much) {as} whether of space (even unto) or time ({during } while: until) or degree (equally with) |
| ye simple ones | H6612 | פְּתִי |
[Noun Feminine] silly (that {is} seducible) |
| will ye love | H157 | אָהַב |
[Verb] to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
| simplicity | H6612 | פְּתִי |
[Noun Feminine] silly (that {is} seducible) |
| and the scorners | H3887 | לוּץ |
[Verb] properly to make mouths {at} that {is} to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to {interpret} or (generally) intercede |
| delight | H2530 | חָמַד |
[Verb] to delight in |
| in their scorning | H3944 | לָצוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] derision |
| and fools | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| hate | H8130 | שָׂנֵא |
[Verb] to hate (personally) |
| knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.