Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what this means--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."

Matthew 11:29-30

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';

Matthew 17:17

"O faithless and perverse generation!" Jesus exclaimed, "how long must I be among you? how long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy here to me."

Matthew 23:37

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!

Luke 19:42

"Would that you had known, while yet there was time--even you--the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.

John 3:20

For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed;

2 Peter 3:3

First be assured of this, that, as the age draws to an end, scoffers, led by their own passions,

Revelation 22:17

'Come,' say the Spirit and the Bride; and let him who hears say 'Come.' Let him who thirsts come; let him who will take the Water of Life freely.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

The scorners

General references

Bible References

Ye simple

Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';
Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!
Luke 19:42
"Would that you had known, while yet there was time--even you--the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.
Revelation 22:17
'Come,' say the Spirit and the Bride; and let him who hears say 'Come.' Let him who thirsts come; let him who will take the Water of Life freely.

The scorners

2 Peter 3:3
First be assured of this, that, as the age draws to an end, scoffers, led by their own passions,

General references

Matthew 22:9
So go to the cross-roads, and invite everyone you find to the banquet.'
John 1:5
And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.