The youngest and least shall grow into a thousand, and the simplest into a strong people. I the LORD shall shortly bring this thing to pass in his time.

“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?
How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,
How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?

The disclosure of your words illuminates, providing understanding to the simple.

If you scourge a scoffer, the simple person may learn to be discreet; rebuke a discerning man and he will gain understanding.

“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple.

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and'suffer for it.

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

And so thou shalt do on the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye make atonement for the house.

to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

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

A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

God shall be exalted; their blows were the arrow of the simple.

A woman of folly being noisy, simple, and she knew not anything.

So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone,

Which taketh up the simple out of the dust, and lifteth the poor out of the mire,

See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment;

Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?

A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better than one that is gorgeous and lacketh bread.

This peoples' teeth are swords, and with their jawbones they consume and devour the simple of the earth, and the poor from among men.

And in the city there was found a poor man - but he was wise - which with his wisdom delivered the city: yet was there no body, that had any respect for such a simple man.

Then said I, "Wisdom is better than strength." Nevertheless, a simple man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

that they may be trodden under the feet of the simple, and with the steps of the poor.

But the poor shall feed of the best things, and the simple shall dwell in safety. Thy roots will I destroy with hunger, and it shall slay thy remnant.

And the boys grew. And Esau was a man knowing hunting, and Jacob was a simple man, living in tents.

Therefore thought I in myself, "Peradventure they are so simple and foolish, that they understand nothing of the LORD's way, and judgments of our God.

O let not the simple go away ashamed; for the poor and needy give praises unto thy name.

And Hezekiah said in answer, It is a simple thing for the shade to go forward; but let it go back ten degrees.

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with clay: they shall mingle themselves with the seed of simple people: and yet not continue one with another, like as iron will not be soldered with a potsherd.

but my people doth the contrary, therefore must I take part against them. For they take away both coat and cloak from the simple. Ye have turned yourselves to fight;

In thee also will I leave a small, poor, simple people: which shall trust in the name of the LORD.

Rejoice thou greatly, O daughter Zion; be glad, O daughter Jerusalem. For lo, thy King cometh unto thee, even the righteous and Saviour: Lowly and simple is he, he rideth upon an ass, and upon the foal of an ass.

And so it was broken in that day. Then the poor simple sheep that had a respect unto me, knew thereby that it was the word of the LORD.

He shall keep the simple folk by their right, defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrongdoer.

He shall be favorable to the simple and poor; he shall preserve the souls of such as be in adversity.

Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable;
Holiness adorns Your house,
O Lord, forever.

A highway will be there, and a roadway;
And it will be called the Holy Way.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed];
And fools will not wander on it.

“Then you answered and said to me, ‘We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God has commanded us.’ So you equipped every man with weapons of war, and regarded it as easy to go up into the hill country.

Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.

The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

that thrust the poor out of the way, and oppress the simple of the world together.

Timely in the morning do they arise, to murder the simple and poor, and in the night they go a stealing.

For if I had feared any great multitude of people, or if I had been despised of the simple; Oh then should I have been afraid. Thus have I quietly spent my life, and not gone out at the door.

The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the simple and poor, and to slay such as are of a right conversation.