Proverbs 1:4
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4 to teach shrewdness to the simple,
knowledge and prudence to the young—(A)
Proverbs 1:4
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4 to give good judgment[a] to the inexperienced,
to give a young man knowledge and foresight.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:4 Or prudence
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For waywardness kills the simple,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;(A)
Proverbs 1:32
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32 Therefore the wandering ways[a] of the gullible kill them,
and the complacency of fools destroys them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:32 Or apostasy
Proverbs 7:7
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7 and I saw among the simple ones,
I observed among the youths,
a young man without sense,(A)
Proverbs 7:7
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7 I was watching the gullible[a] people.
Among the young men I noticed a youth without sense.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:7 Or naïve
Proverbs 8:5
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5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)
Proverbs 8:5
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5 You gullible people, get good judgment.[a]
You fools, take this to heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Or prudence
Proverbs 9:4
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4 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
To those without sense she says,(A)
Proverbs 9:4
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4 “Whoever is naïve,[a] let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:4 Or inexperienced or gullible
Proverbs 9:16
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16 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
And to those without sense she says,
Proverbs 9:16
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16 “Whoever is gullible, let him turn in here.”
To someone who lacks sense she says,
Proverbs 14:15
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15 The simple believe everything,
but the clever consider their steps.
Proverbs 14:15
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15 A gullible person trusts anything,
but a sensible person considers his steps.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 19:25
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:25 Or inexperienced
Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
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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.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 The clever see danger and hide,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 A sensible person sees trouble and hides,
but the naïve keep going and pay the penalty.
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