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To give (A)prudence to the [a](B)simple,
To the youth (C)knowledge and discretion;

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  1. Proverbs 1:4 Or naive

for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,[a](A)
knowledge and discretion(B) to a young man—

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  1. 1:4 Or simple, or gullible

32 For the (A)turning away of the simple will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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32 For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,(A)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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And I saw among the (A)simple,
And discerned among the [a]sons
A young man (B)lacking a heart of wisdom,

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  1. Proverbs 7:7 Or youths

I saw among the inexperienced,[a]
I noticed among the youths,
a young man lacking sense.

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  1. 7:7 Or simple, or gullible, or naive

O (A)simple ones, understand prudence;
And, O (B)fools, understand a heart of wisdom.

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Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

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(A)Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
To him who (B)lacks a heart of wisdom she says,

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“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense,(A) she says,

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16 (A)Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks a heart of wisdom she says,

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16 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

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15 The simple believes everything,
But the prudent one discerns his steps.

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15 The inexperienced one believes anything,(A)
but the sensible one watches[a] his steps.

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  1. 14:15 Lit the prudent understands

25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent,
But (B)reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.

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25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)

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11 When the (A)scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
And when one considers wisdom, he receives knowledge.

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11 When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.(A)

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A (A)prudent man sees evil and hides,
But the simple pass on, and are punished.

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A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(A)

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