And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man (A)devoid[b] of understanding,

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

I saw among the inexperienced,[a]
I noticed among the youths,
a young man lacking sense.

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  1. 7:7 Or simple, or gullible, or naive

(A)Train up a child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.

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  1. Proverbs 22:6 Even

Start a youth out on his way;(A)
even when he grows old he will not depart from it.

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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
(A)The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

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15 Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;
a rod of discipline will separate it from him.(A)

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13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.

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  1. Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol

13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.(A)
14 Punish him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.(B)

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15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

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15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(A)
but a youth left to himself[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.(B)

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  1. 29:15 Lit youth sent away