and I have seen among (A)the simple,
    I have perceived among the youths,
    a young man (B)lacking sense,

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I saw among the simple,
    I noticed among the young men,
    a youth who had no sense.(A)

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32 He who commits adultery lacks sense;
    he who does it destroys himself.

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32 But a man who commits adultery(A) has no sense;(B)
    whoever does so destroys himself.

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22 “How long, O (A)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (B)scoffers delight in their scoffing
    and fools (C)hate knowledge?

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22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 19 For (C)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you (D)to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.

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  1. Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly

18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people. 19 Everyone has heard(D) about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.(E)

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16 And he said, (A)“Are you also still without understanding?

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16 “Are you still so dull?”(A) Jesus asked them.

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22 “For (A)my people are foolish;
    they know me not;
they are stupid children;
    they have no understanding.
(B)They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
    But how to do good they know not.”

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22 “My people are fools;(A)
    they do not know me.(B)
They are senseless children;
    they have no understanding.(C)
They are skilled in doing evil;(D)
    they know not how to do good.”(E)

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(A)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    (B)To him who lacks sense she says,

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    “Let all who are simple(A) come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(B) she says,

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to give prudence to (A)the simple,
    knowledge and (B)discretion to the youth—

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for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](A)
    knowledge and discretion(B) to the young—

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  1. Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.

12 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but (B)the simple go on and suffer for it.

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12 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(A)

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30 (A)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
    by the vineyard of a man (B)lacking sense,

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30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

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(A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

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The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

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25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
    (D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,(A) and they will gain knowledge.(B)

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Desire[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and whoever (A)makes haste with his feet misses his way.

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Or A soul

Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)

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