Font Size
Proverbs 1:21-23
Revised Geneva Translation
Proverbs 1:21-23
Revised Geneva Translation
21 She calls in the high street, among the praise in the enterings of the gates, and utters her words in the city, saying,
22 “O you foolish! How long will you love foolishness, and the scornful take their pleasure in scorning, and the fools hate knowledge?
23 “Turn at my correction! Lo, I will pour out my mind to you, and make you understand my words!
Read full chapter
Proverbs 1:21-23
King James Version
Proverbs 1:21-23
King James Version
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 1:21-23
New King James Version
Proverbs 1:21-23
New King James Version
21 She cries out in the [a]chief concourses,
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words:
22 “How long, you [b]simple ones, will you love [c]simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.
23 Turn at my rebuke;
Surely (A)I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:21 LXX, Syr., Tg. top of the walls; Vg. the head of multitudes
- Proverbs 1:22 naive
- Proverbs 1:22 naivete
Proverbs 1:21-23
New International Version
Proverbs 1:21-23
New International Version
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
Proverbs 1:21-23
English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:21-23
English Standard Version
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at (A)the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O (B)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (C)scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools (D)hate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof,[a]
behold, I will (E)pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:23 Or Will you turn away at my reproof?
Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)
© 2019, 2024 by Five Talents Audio. All rights reserved.
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.