Pro 1:22-23, 2:2-4, 3:13-18, 8:5, 17:16, 18:1, 19:8, 23:23, Jam 1:5 | ESV | STEP | How long , O simple ones , will you love being simple ? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge ?

Proverbs 1:22-23

22 “How long, O ^asimple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will ^bscoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools ^chate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof, ^{▼▼Or Will you turn away at my reproof?}
behold, I will ^epour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.

Proverbs 2:2-4

2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice ^ffor understanding,
4 if you seek it like ^gsilver
and search for it as for ^hhidden treasures,

Proverbs 3:13-18

Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

13 ⁱBlessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
14 ^jfor the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than ^kgold.
15 She is more precious than ^ljewels,
and ^mnothing you desire can compare with her.
16 ⁿLong life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are ^oriches and honor.
17 Her ^pways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is ^qa tree of life to those who ^rlay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.

Proverbs 8:5

5 O ^ssimple ones, learn ^tprudence;
O ^ufools, learn sense.

Proverbs 17:16

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand ^vto buy wisdom
when he has no sense?

Proverbs 18:1

1 Whoever ^wisolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.

Proverbs 19:8

8 ^xWhoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will ^ydiscover good.

Proverbs 23:23

23 ^zBuy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

James 1:5

5 ^aaIf any of you lacks wisdom, ^ablet him ask God, ^acwho gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.