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They make the naive mature,
    the young knowledgeable and discreet.

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32 The immature will die because they turn away;
    smugness will destroy fools.

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I looked among the naive young men
    and noticed among the youth, one who had no sense.

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Understand skill, you who are naive.
    Take this to heart, you fools.

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“Whoever is naive turn aside here,”
    she says to those who lack sense.

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16 “Whoever is naive, come in here,”
    she says to those who lack sense.

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15 The naive believe anything,
    but the prudent give thought to their steps.

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25 Strike someone who scoffs, and a naive person will become clever;
    correct someone with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.

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11 When a mocker is punished, the naive person gains wisdom;
    when insight comes to the wise, knowledge increases.

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Prudent people see trouble and hide,
    while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.

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