Proverbs 8:5
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New International Version (©1984)
You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.

New Living Translation (©2007)
You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.

English Standard Version (©2001)
O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
You gullible people, learn how to be sensible. You fools, get a heart that has understanding.

King James Bible
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

American King James Version
O you simple, understand wisdom: and, you fools, be you of an understanding heart.

American Standard Version
O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

Bible in Basic English
Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Douay-Rheims Bible
O little ones, understand subtilty, and ye unwise, take notice.

Darby Bible Translation
O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

English Revised Version
O ye simple, understand subtilty; and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Webster's Bible Translation
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

World English Bible
You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

Young's Literal Translation
Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

Geneva Study Bible

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Wesley's Notes

8:5 Ye simple - Who want knowledge, and experience. Fools - Wilful sinners.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

5. wisdom-literally, "subtilty" in a good sense, or, "prudence."

fools-as Pr 1:22.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:1-11 The will of God is made known by the works of creation, and by the consciences of men, but more clearly by Moses and the prophets. The chief difficulty is to get men to attend to instruction. Yet attention to the words of Christ, will guide the most ignorant into saving knowledge of the truth. Where there is an understanding heart, and willingness to receive the truth in love, wisdom is valued above silver and gold.


Proverbs 1:4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,
Proverbs 1:22 "How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:32 "For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Proverbs 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor. (NASB ©1995)

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O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

1:22 9:4 Ps 19:7 94:8 Isa 42:13 55:1-3 Ac 26:18 1Co 1:28 6:9-11 Re 3:17,18

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