Proverbs 8:5
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English Standard Version
O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.

International Standard Version
Understand prudence, you naïve people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.

NET Bible
You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“That children may understand subtlety and the feeble minds may know in their heart.”

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

King James 2000 Bible
O you simple, understand wisdom: and, you fools, be 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.

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,
Lexicon
O ye simple
pthiy  (peth-ee')
silly (i.e. seducible) -- foolish, simple(-icity, one).
understand
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
wisdom
`ormah  (or-maw')
trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion -- guile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom.
and ye fools
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
be ye of an understanding
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
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