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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 noticed among the naïve—
    that is, I discerned among the youths—
        a senseless young man.

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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 Stupidity is the delight of the senseless,
    but an understanding man walks uprightly.

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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 A man who lacks sense[a] cosigns a loan,[b]
    becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

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  1. Proverbs 17:18 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 17:18 Lit. sense strikes the palm