Proverbs 7:7
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I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
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He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.