To give (A)prudence to the naive,
To the youth (B)knowledge and discretion,

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to teach shrewdness to the simple,
    knowledge and prudence to the young—(A)

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32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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32 For waywardness kills the simple,
    and the complacency of fools destroys them;(A)

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And I saw among the (A)naive,
And discerned among the [a]youths
A young man (B)lacking [b]sense,

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  1. Proverbs 7:7 Lit sons
  2. Proverbs 7:7 Lit heart

and I saw among the simple ones,
    I observed among the youths,
    a young man without sense,(A)

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You (A)naive ones, understand prudence;
And, you (B)fools, understand [a]wisdom!

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  1. Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart

O simple ones, learn prudence;
    acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)

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(A)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who (B)lacks [a]understanding she says,

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  1. Proverbs 9:4 Lit heart

“You who are simple, turn in here!”
    To those without sense she says,(A)

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16 (A)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [a]understanding she says,

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  1. Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart

16 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
    And to those without sense she says,

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15 The naive believes everything,
But the sensible person considers his steps.

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15 The simple believe everything,
    but the clever consider their steps.

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25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern

25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)

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11 When the (A)scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
    when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.(A)

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A (A)prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.

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The clever see danger and hide,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

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