Proverbs 9:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight."

New Living Translation
Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”

English Standard Version
Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”

Berean Study Bible
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

New American Standard Bible
“Abandon your foolishness and live, And proceed in the way of understanding.”

NASB 1995
"Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding."

NASB 1977
“Forsake your folly and live, And proceed in the way of understanding.”

Amplified Bible
“Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live, And walk in the way of insight and understanding.”

Christian Standard Bible
Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.

Contemporary English Version
If you want to live, give up your foolishness and let understanding guide your steps."

Good News Translation
Leave the company of ignorant people, and live. Follow the way of knowledge."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Stop being gullible and live. Start traveling the road to understanding."

International Standard Version
Leave your na�ve ways, and live. Walk in the path of understanding."

NET Bible
Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

New King James Version
Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.

King James 2000 Bible
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

New Heart English Bible
Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

World English Bible
Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

American King James Version
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

American Standard Version
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

A Faithful Version
Forsake the foolish and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Darby Bible Translation
Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

English Revised Version
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

Webster's Bible Translation
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Forsake ignorauce, and ye shal lyue: and se that ye go in the waye of vnderstondinge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Forsake the simple and live, "" And be blessed in the way of understanding.”

Young's Literal Translation
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

Smith's Literal Translation
Forsake ye the foolish, and live; and go straight in the way of understanding.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Leave behind childishness. And live and walk by the ways of prudence.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Put off from you the deficiency of your mind, and live, and agree with the way of uprightness.

Lamsa Bible
Forsake folly, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.
















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