Proverbs 1:4
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4 to teach shrewdness to the simple,
knowledge and prudence to the young—(A)
Proverbs 1:4
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4 They make the naive mature,
the young knowledgeable and discreet.
Proverbs 1:32
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32 For waywardness kills the simple,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;(A)
Proverbs 1:32
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32 The immature will die because they turn away;
smugness will destroy fools.
Proverbs 7:7
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7 and I saw among the simple ones,
I observed among the youths,
a young man without sense,(A)
Proverbs 7:7
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7 I looked among the naive young men
and noticed among the youth, one who had no sense.
Proverbs 8:5
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5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)
Proverbs 8:5
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5 Understand skill, you who are naive.
Take this to heart, you fools.
Proverbs 9:4
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4 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
To those without sense she says,(A)
Proverbs 9:4
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4 “Whoever is naive turn aside here,”
she says to those who lack sense.
Proverbs 9:16
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16 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
And to those without sense she says,
Proverbs 9:16
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16 “Whoever is naive, come in here,”
she says to those who lack sense.
Proverbs 14:15
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15 The simple believe everything,
but the clever consider their steps.
Proverbs 14:15
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15 The naive believe anything,
but the prudent give thought to their steps.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 19:25
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25 Strike someone who scoffs, and a naive person will become clever;
correct someone with understanding, and they will gain knowledge.
Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.(A)
Proverbs 21:11
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11 When a mocker is punished, the naive person gains wisdom;
when insight comes to the wise, knowledge increases.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 The clever see danger and hide,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:3
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3 Prudent people see trouble and hide,
while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
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