Proverbs 1:4
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4 They give understanding to childish people.
They give knowledge and good sense to those who are young.
Proverbs 1:32
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32 “The wrong path that childish people take will kill them.
Foolish people will be destroyed by being satisfied with the way they live.
Proverbs 7:7
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7 Among those who were childish
I saw a young man who had no sense.
Proverbs 8:5
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5 You who are childish, get some good sense.
You who are foolish, set your hearts on getting it.
Proverbs 9:4
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4 She says, “Let all who are childish come to my house!”
She speaks to those who have no sense. She says,
Proverbs 9:16
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16 “Let all who are childish come to my house!”
She speaks to those who have no sense.
Proverbs 14:15
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15 A childish person believes anything.
But a wise person thinks about how they live.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 If you whip a person who makes fun of others,
childish people will learn to be wise.
If you warn those who already understand what is right,
they will gain even more knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
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11 When you punish someone who makes fun of others, childish people get wise.
By paying attention to wise people, the childish get knowledge.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 Wise people see danger and go to a safe place.
But childish people keep going and suffer for it.
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