Proverbs 1:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 to give good judgment[a] to the inexperienced,
to give a young man knowledge and foresight.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:4 Or prudence
Proverbs 1:4
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:4 Or “cleverness,” or “prudence”
- Proverbs 1:4 Or “plan”
Proverbs 1:32
Evangelical Heritage Version
32 Therefore the wandering ways[a] of the gullible kill them,
and the complacency of fools destroys them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:32 Or apostasy
Proverbs 1:32
Lexham English Bible
32 for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 7:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 I was watching the gullible[a] people.
Among the young men I noticed a youth without sense.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:7 Or naïve
Proverbs 7:7
Lexham English Bible
7 And I saw among the simple,
I observed among the youth,
a young man lacking sense,[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:7 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 8:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 You gullible people, get good judgment.[a]
You fools, take this to heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Or prudence
Proverbs 8:5
Lexham English Bible
5 Learn prudence, O simple ones;
fools, learn intelligence.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 9:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 “Whoever is naïve,[a] let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:4 Or inexperienced or gullible
Proverbs 9:4
Lexham English Bible
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn here.”
As for the one who lacks sense,[a] she says to him,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:4 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 9:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 “Whoever is gullible, let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,
Proverbs 9:16
Lexham English Bible
16 “Whoever is simple, may he turn here!”
As for he who lacks sense,[a] she says to him,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:16 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 14:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 A gullible person trusts anything,
but a sensible person considers his steps.
Proverbs 14:15
Lexham English Bible
15 The simple will believe every word,
but the clever will consider his step.
Proverbs 19:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 Strike a scoffer, and an undisciplined[a] person may learn caution.
Warn a person with understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Or inexperienced
Proverbs 19:25
Lexham English Bible
25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 When a scoffer is punished, an undisciplined person becomes wise,
and when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
Lexham English Bible
11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise,
and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
Proverbs 22:3
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 A sensible person sees trouble and hides,
but the naïve keep going and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 22:3
Lexham English Bible
3 The clever sees danger and hides,
but the simple go on and suffer.
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