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They can cause even silly people to become clever. They teach young people what they should know, so that they can live well.

Wise people should also listen carefully, so that they learn something new. And people with clever minds can learn to live in a good way.

People will learn to understand what proverbs and picture stories mean. They will understand the teaching and clever messages of wise people.

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for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](A)
    knowledge and discretion(B) to the young—
let the wise listen and add to their learning,(C)
    and let the discerning get guidance—
for understanding proverbs and parables,(D)
    the sayings and riddles(E) of the wise.[b](F)

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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.
  2. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles