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to give good judgment[a] to the inexperienced,
to give a young man knowledge and foresight.

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  1. Proverbs 1:4 Or prudence

to give shrewdness[a] to the simple,
    knowledge and purpose[b] to the young,

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  1. Proverbs 1:4 Or “cleverness,” or “prudence”
  2. Proverbs 1:4 Or “plan”

32 Therefore the wandering ways[a] of the gullible kill them,
and the complacency of fools destroys them.

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  1. Proverbs 1:32 Or apostasy

32 for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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I was watching the gullible[a] people.
Among the young men I noticed a youth without sense.

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  1. Proverbs 7:7 Or naïve

And I saw among the simple,
    I observed among the youth,
    a young man lacking sense,[a]

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  1. Proverbs 7:7 Literally “heart”

You gullible people, get good judgment.[a]
You fools, take this to heart.

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  1. Proverbs 8:5 Or prudence

Learn prudence, O simple ones;
    fools, learn intelligence.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 8:5 Literally “heart”

“Whoever is naïve,[a] let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,

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  1. Proverbs 9:4 Or inexperienced or gullible

“Whoever is simple, let him turn here.”
    As for the one who lacks sense,[a] she says to him,

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  1. Proverbs 9:4 Literally “heart”

16 “Whoever is gullible, let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,

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16 “Whoever is simple, may he turn here!”
    As for he who lacks sense,[a] she says to him,

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  1. Proverbs 9:16 Literally “heart”

15 A gullible person trusts anything,
but a sensible person considers his steps.

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15 The simple will believe every word,
    but the clever will consider his step.

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25 Strike a scoffer, and an undisciplined[a] person may learn caution.
Warn a person with understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 19:25 Or inexperienced

25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
    and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.

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11 When a scoffer is punished, an undisciplined person becomes wise,
and when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise,
    and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

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A sensible person sees trouble and hides,
but the naïve keep going and pay the penalty.

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The clever sees danger and hides,
    but the simple go on and suffer.

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