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How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? (KJV)

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עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 1

מָתַ֣י\׀ma.Taiwhen?

Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 2

פְּתָיִם֮pe.ta.YimO naive people

Lemma: פֶּ֫תִי (pe.ti) · Strong's: H6612A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: simple

Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6612A; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 3

תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.Vuwill you love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 4

פֶ֥תִיFe.tinaivete

Lemma: פְּתִי (pe.ti) · Strong's: H6612B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: simplicity

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6612B; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 5

וְלֵצִ֗יםve.le.Tzimand mockers

Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: to mock

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 6

לָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonmockery

Lemma: לָצוֹן (la.tson) · Strong's: H3944

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: scorning

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 29:8, Isaiah 28:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3944; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 7

חָמְד֣וּcha.me.Dudo they delight in?

Lemma: חָמַד (cha.mad) · Strong's: H2530A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to desire

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 34:24, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 7:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2530A; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 8

וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.Limand fools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 8:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 9

יִשְׂנְאוּ\־yis.ne.'u-will they hate?

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 10

דָֽעַת\׃Da.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 1:22 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

How	→	עַד H5704 till
long	→	מָתַי H4970 how
O simple ones	→	פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple
will you love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
your simple [ways]	→	פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple
How long will scoffers	→	לִיץ H3887 to mock
delight	→	חָמַד H2530A to desire
. . .	→
in their scorn	→	לָצוֹן H3944 scorning
and fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
hate	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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