Proverbs 1:4
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4 to teach shrewdness to the simple,
knowledge and prudence to the young—(A)
Proverbs 1:4
New Living Translation
4 These proverbs will give insight to the simple,
knowledge and discernment to the young.
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 For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
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
New Living Translation
7 I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
Proverbs 8:5
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5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)
Proverbs 8:5
New Living Translation
5 You simple people, use good judgment.
You foolish people, show some understanding.
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 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
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 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
Proverbs 14:15
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15 The simple believe everything,
but the clever consider their steps.
Proverbs 14:15
New Living Translation
15 Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!
The prudent carefully consider 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 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
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 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise;
if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
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
New Living Translation
3 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
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