Proverbs 7:7

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁷and I saw among the simple ones,
I observed among the youths,
a young man without sense,^(A)

Proverbs 7:7

Common English Bible

⁷I looked among the naive young men
and noticed among the youth, one who had no sense.

²¹Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.^(A)

²¹Folly is joy to those who lack sense,
but those with understanding walk straight ahead.

¹⁸It is senseless to give a pledge,
to become surety for a neighbor.^(A)

¹⁸One with no sense shakes hands on a deal,
securing a loan for a friend.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

Common English Bible (CEB)