Proverbs 7:7
New King James Version
7 And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man (A)devoid[b] of understanding,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:7 Lit. sons
- Proverbs 7:7 lacking
Proverbs 7:7
American Standard Version
7 And I beheld among the simple ones,
I discerned among the youths,
A young man void of understanding,
Proverbs 15:21
New King James Version
21 (A)Folly is joy to him who is destitute of [a]discernment,
(B)But a man of understanding walks uprightly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 15:21
American Standard Version
21 Folly is joy to him that is void of [a]wisdom;
But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:21 Hebrew heart.
Proverbs 17:18
New King James Version
18 (A)A man devoid of [a]understanding [b]shakes hands in a pledge,
And becomes [c]surety for his friend.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit. heart
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit. strikes the hands
- Proverbs 17:18 guaranty or collateral
Proverbs 17:18
American Standard Version
18 A man void of [a]understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:18 Hebrew heart.
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