Proverbs 7:7

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Summary

Proverbs 7:7

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

The simple

Void

Bible References

The simple

To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

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

A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one's life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.

For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

Void

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.

The Lord answered, "This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good."

Jesus said, "Even after all this, are you still so foolish?