Proverbs 7:7

English Standard Version

⁷and I have seen among ^(A)the simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man ^(B)lacking sense,

Proverbs 7:7

International Standard Version

⁷and I noticed among the naïve—
that is, I discerned among the youths—
a senseless young man.

²¹^(A)Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,
but a man of understanding ^(B)walks straight ahead.

²¹Stupidity is the delight of the senseless,
but an understanding man walks uprightly.

¹⁸One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁸A man who lacks sense^[a] cosigns a loan,^[b]
becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

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