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Proverbs 1:4

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4for giving prudence to those who are simple,ad

knowledge and discretione to the young—

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Footnotes

  1. aThe Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.

Cross references

  1. dPr 8:5
  2. ePr 8:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

to give prudence to the simple,

knowledge and discretion to the youth—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,

knowledge and discretion to a young man—

NLTNew Living Translation

These proverbs will give insight to the simple,

knowledge and discernment to the young.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

to give shrewdness to the simple,

knowledge and purpose to the young,

KJV 1900King James Version

To give subtilty to the simple,

To the young man knowledge and discretion.