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to teach shrewdness to the simple,
    knowledge and prudence to the young—(A)

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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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Footnotes

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

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

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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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32 For waywardness kills the simple,
    and the complacency of fools destroys them;(A)

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32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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