Proverbs 1:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:4
International Standard Version
4 for giving prudence to the naïve,
and knowledge and discretion to the young.
Proverbs 1:32
English Standard Version
32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away,
and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;
Proverbs 1:32
International Standard Version
32 Indeed, the waywardness[a] of the naïve will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:32 So MT; DSS 4QProva reads narrow-mindedness; lit. the pull of; LXX reads Because they would wrong the naïve, they will be murdered
Proverbs 7:7
English Standard Version
7 and I have seen among (A)the simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man (B)lacking sense,
Proverbs 7:7
International Standard Version
7 and I noticed among the naïve—
that is, I discerned among the youths—
a senseless young man.
Proverbs 8:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 8:5
International Standard Version
5 Understand prudence, you naïve people;
and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.
Proverbs 9:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 9:4
International Standard Version
4 “Let whoever is naïve, turn in here.”
To anyone lacking sense, she says,
Proverbs 9:16
English Standard Version
16 (A)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks sense she says,
Proverbs 9:16
International Standard Version
16 “Whoever is naïve, turn in here!”
And to anyone lacking sense, she says,
Proverbs 14:15
English Standard Version
15 (A)The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
Proverbs 14:15
International Standard Version
15 An unthinking person believes everything,
but the prudent one thinks before acting.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:15 Lit. one considers his steps
Proverbs 19:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
(D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
International Standard Version
25 If you scourge a scoffer,
the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
and he will gain understanding.
Proverbs 21:11
English Standard Version
11 When (A)a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
International Standard Version
11 When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom;
but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
Proverbs 22:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:3
International Standard Version
3 The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides,
but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences.
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