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Prov. 1:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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To give subtilty to the simplef, to the youngh man knowledge and γdiscretion.

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Prov. 9:4• ⁴Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith, (Prov. 9:4)

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Psa. 119:9• ⁹BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word. (Psa. 119:9)

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or, advisement.

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Prov. 1:22‑23• ²²How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
²³Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words. (Prov. 1:22‑23)

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Prov. 8:5• ⁵O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense. (Prov. 8:5)

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Prov. 9:4‑6• ⁴Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,
⁵Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
⁶Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence. (Prov. 9:4‑6)

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Psa. 19:7• ⁷The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple; (Psa. 19:7)

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Psa. 119:130• ¹³⁰The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple. (Psa. 119:130)

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Isa. 35:8• ⁸And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way--even fools,--shall not err therein. (Isa. 35:8)

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Prov. 7:7‑24• ⁷and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding,
⁸passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
⁹in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness.
¹⁰And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
¹¹She is clamorous and unmanageable; her feet abide not in her house:
¹²now without, now in the broadways,--and she lieth in wait at every corner.
¹³And she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
¹⁴I have peace-offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows:
¹⁵therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek earnestly thy face, and I have found thee.
¹⁶I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt;
¹⁷I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
¹⁸Come, let us revel in love until the morning, let us delight ourselves with loves.
¹⁹For the husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey;
²⁰he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon.
²¹With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him.
²²He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks serve for the correction of the fool;
²³till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.
²⁴And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth. (Prov. 7:7‑24)

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Prov. 8:17,32• ¹⁷I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
³²And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways: (Prov. 8:17,32)

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Psa. 34:11• ¹¹Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. (Psa. 34:11)

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Psa. 119:9• ⁹BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word. (Psa. 119:9)

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Eccl. 11:9‑10• ⁹Rejoice, young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
¹⁰Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity. (Eccl. 11:9‑10)

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Eccl. 12:1• ¹And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; (Eccl. 12:1)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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Titus 2:6• ⁶The younger men in like manner exhort to be discreet: (Titus 2:6)

discretion.

or, advisement.

• Subtlety: discernment; ability to recognize subtlety in others. Simple: lacking the powers of soul and mind; easily persuaded. Knowledge: known things. Discretion: to think through something. (“Proverbs” by N. Simon)

• “Prudence” (“subtlety ,” A. V.) in verse 4 is in the original “craftiness.” As used here it conveys the ability to detect that in others “Wise as serpents” answers to it in the New Testament. (“Bible Questions for December”)

• “Knowledge” is “information of a sound character.” (“Bible Questions for December”)

• “Discretion” is “thoughtfulness,” a characteristic in which the young are generally lacking, but which becomes manifest in one who feeds upon the word of God. (“Bible Questions for December”)

J. N. Darby Translation

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to give prudence to the simplel, to the young man knowledge and discretionm.

JND Translation Notes

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"Simple," in this book, means one lacking in the powers of the soul and mind, and hence easily enticed and misled.

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Or "reflection," "sagacity."