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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

and I have seen among (A)the simple,
    I have perceived among the youths,
    a young man (B)lacking sense,

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21 Folly is gladness to him who lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment (A)walks straight.

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21 (A)Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding (B)walks straight ahead.

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18 A man lacking a heart of wisdom (A)strikes his [a]hands in pledge
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

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  1. Proverbs 17:18 Lit palms

18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge
    and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

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