Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Standard Bible Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.” 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. 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.” Legacy Standard Bible Forsake your simplicity and live, And step into 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. American Standard Version Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Put off from you the deficiency of your mind, and live, and agree with the way of uprightness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge. Contemporary English Version If you want to live, give up your foolishness and let understanding guide your steps." Douay-Rheims Bible Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence. English Revised Version Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding. GOD'S WORD® Translation Stop being gullible and live. Start traveling the road to understanding." Good News Translation Leave the company of ignorant people, and live. Follow the way of knowledge." International Standard Version Leave your na�ve ways, and live. Walk in the path of understanding." JPS Tanakh 1917 Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; And walk in the way of understanding. Literal Standard Version Forsake the simple and live, | And be blessed in the way of understanding.” Majority Standard Bible Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.” New American Bible Forsake foolishness that you may live; advance in the way of understanding.” NET Bible Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding." New Revised Standard Version Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight.” New Heart English Bible Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding." Webster's Bible Translation Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. World English Bible Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.” Young's Literal Translation Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Way of Wisdom…5“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed. 6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.” 7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.… Cross References Proverbs 8:35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. Proverbs 9:11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. Proverbs 23:19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. Ezekiel 11:20 so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. Ezekiel 37:24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. Treasury of Scripture Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. forsake Proverbs 4:14,15 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men… Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Psalm 26:4-6 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers… in Proverbs 4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. Proverbs 10:17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. Matthew 7:13,14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: … Jump to Previous Follies Folly Foolish Forsake Happy Insight Intelligence Leave Life Ones Proceed Simple Thoughtlessness Understanding Walk Way WaysJump to Next Follies Folly Foolish Forsake Happy Insight Intelligence Leave Life Ones Proceed Simple Thoughtlessness Understanding Walk Way WaysProverbs 9 1. The discipline4. and the doctrine of wisdom 13. The custom 16. and error of folly (6) Forsake the foolish.--Rather, the simple; be no longer counted among the weak, who can be "carried about with every wind of doctrine" (Ephesians 4:14), but "stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong" (1Corinthians 16:13).Verse 6. - Forsake the foolish, and live; Vulgate, relinquite infantiam; Septuagint, ἀπολείπετε ἀφροσύνην, "leave folly." These versions take the plural פְתָאִים (petaim) as equivalent to an abstract noun, which gives a good sense; but the plural is not so used in our book, so we must admit the rendering of the Authorized Version, "Quit the class, give up being of the category of fools," or else we must take the word as vocative, "Leave off, ye simple ones" (Revised Version), i.e. quit your simplicity, your folly. And live (see on Proverbs 4:4). It is not a mere prosperous life on earth that is here promised, but something far higher and better (John 6:51, "If any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever"). The LXX. saw something of this when they paraphrased the clause, "Leave ye folly, that ye may reign forever." Go in the way of understanding. Leaving folly, stay not, but make real progress in the direction of wisdom. Septuagint, "Seek ye prudence, and direct understanding by knowledge." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Leave your follyפְתָאיִ֣ם (p̄ə·ṯā·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded behind, עִזְב֣וּ (‘iz·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit and you will live; וִֽחְי֑וּ (wiḥ·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2421: To live, to revive walk וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ (wə·’iš·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 833: To be straight, to go forward, be honest, proper in the way בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of understanding.” בִּינָֽה׃ (bî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 998: An understanding Links Proverbs 9:6 NIVProverbs 9:6 NLT Proverbs 9:6 ESV Proverbs 9:6 NASB Proverbs 9:6 KJV Proverbs 9:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 9:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 9:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 9:6 French Bible Proverbs 9:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 9:6 Leave your simple ways and live (Prov. 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