Proverbs 1:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:4
Common English Bible
4 They make the naive mature,
the young knowledgeable and discreet.
Proverbs 1:32
English Standard Version
32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away,
and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;
Proverbs 1:32
Common English Bible
32 The immature will die because they turn away;
smugness will destroy fools.
Proverbs 7:7
English Standard Version
7 and I have seen among (A)the simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man (B)lacking sense,
Proverbs 7:7
Common English Bible
7 I looked among the naive young men
and noticed among the youth, one who had no sense.
Proverbs 8:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 8:5
Common English Bible
5 Understand skill, you who are naive.
Take this to heart, you fools.
Proverbs 9:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 9:4
Common English Bible
4 “Whoever is naive turn aside here,”
she says to those who lack sense.
Proverbs 9:16
English Standard Version
16 (A)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks sense she says,
Proverbs 9:16
Common English Bible
16 “Whoever is naive, come in here,”
she says to those who lack sense.
Proverbs 14:15
English Standard Version
15 (A)The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
Proverbs 14:15
Common English Bible
15 The naive believe anything,
but the prudent give thought to their steps.
Proverbs 19:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)Strike (B)a scoffer, and the simple will (C)learn prudence;
(D)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 19:25
Common English Bible
25 Strike someone who scoffs, and a naive person will become clever;
correct someone with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
English Standard Version
11 When (A)a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
Common English Bible
11 When a mocker is punished, the naive person gains wisdom;
when insight comes to the wise, knowledge increases.
Proverbs 22:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:3
Common English Bible
3 Prudent people see trouble and hide,
while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
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