To give (A)prudence to the naive,
To the youth (B)knowledge and discretion,

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for giving prudence to the naïve,
    and knowledge and discretion to the young.

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32 For the (A)faithlessness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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32 Indeed, the waywardness[a] of the naïve will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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  1. Proverbs 1:32 So MT; DSS 4QProva reads narrow-mindedness; lit. the pull of; LXX reads Because they would wrong the naïve, they will be murdered

And I saw among the (A)naive,
And discerned among the [a]youths
A young man (B)lacking [b]sense,

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  1. Proverbs 7:7 Lit sons
  2. Proverbs 7:7 Lit heart

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

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You (A)naive ones, understand prudence;
And, you (B)fools, understand [a]wisdom!

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  1. Proverbs 8:5 Lit heart

Understand prudence, you naïve people;
    and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.

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(A)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who (B)lacks [a]understanding she says,

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  1. Proverbs 9:4 Lit heart

“Let whoever is naïve, turn in here.”
    To anyone lacking sense, she says,

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16 (A)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks [a]understanding she says,

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  1. Proverbs 9:16 Lit heart

16 “Whoever is naïve, turn in here!”
    And to anyone lacking sense, she says,

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15 The naive believes everything,
But the sensible person considers his steps.

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15 An unthinking person believes everything,
    but the prudent one thinks before acting.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:15 Lit. one considers his steps

25 (A)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But (B)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [a]gain knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 19:25 Lit discern

25 If you scourge a scoffer,
    the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
    and he will gain understanding.

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11 When the (A)scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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11 When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom;
    but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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A (A)prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.

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The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides,
    but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences.

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