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Prov. 1:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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To give
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
subtilty
`ormah (Hebrew #6195)
trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion
KJV usage: guile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom.
Pronounce: or-maw'
Origin: feminine of 6193
to the simple
pthiy (Hebrew #6612)
or pthaeiy {peth-aw-ee'}; from 6601; silly (i.e. seducible)
KJV usage: foolish, simple(-icity, one).
Pronounce: peth-ee'
Origin: or pethiy {peh'-thee}
f, to the youngh man
na`ar (Hebrew #5288)
(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
KJV usage: babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
Pronounce: nah'-ar
Origin: from 5287
knowledge
da`ath (Hebrew #1847)
knowledge
KJV usage: cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
Pronounce: dah'-ath
Origin: from 3045
and γdiscretion
mzimmah (Hebrew #4209)
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
KJV usage: (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
Pronounce: mez-im-maw'
Origin: from 2161
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Prov. 9:4• 4Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither.{HR}To him that is void of understanding she saith, (Prov. 9:4)
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Psa. 119:9• 9By what shall a youth cleanse his path?{HR}By taking heed (to keep it) according to thy word. (Psa. 119:9)
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or, advisement.

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subtilty.
Prov. 1:22‑23• 22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness,{HR}And scorners delight them in scorning,{HR}And fools hate wisdom?
 23Turn you at my reproof:{HR}Behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you,{HR}I will make known my words unto you. (Prov. 1:22‑23)
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Prov. 8:5• 5O ye simple, understand prudence;{HR}And, ye foolish, be of understanding heart. (Prov. 8:5)
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Prov. 9:4‑6• 4Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither.{HR}To him that is void of understanding she saith,
 5Come, eat ye of my bread,{HR}And drink of the wine I have mingled.
 6Forsake follies and live,{HR}And go in the way of understanding. (Prov. 9:4‑6)
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Psa. 19:7• 7The law of Jehovah [is] perfect, restoring the soul;{HR}The testimony of Jehovah [is] true, making wise the simple. (Psa. 19:7)
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Psa. 119:130• 130The opening of thy words enlighteneth,{HR}Giving understanding to simple ones. (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 over it; but it [shall be] for these. They that go the way, even fools, shall not err [therein]. (Isa. 35:8)
to the.
Prov. 7:7‑24• 7I discerned among the sons,{HR}A young man void of understanding,
 8Passing through the street near her corner;{HR}And he went the way to her house,
 9In the twilight, in the evening of the day,{HR}In the blackness of night and the darkness.
 10And, behold, there met him a woman{HR}[In] the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
 11She [is] clamorous and ungovernable;{HR}Her feet abide not in her house;
 12Now [she is] in the streets,{HR}Now in the broadways,{HR}And lieth in wait at every corner.
 13And she caught him and kissed him;{HR}With an impudent face she said to him,
 14I have peace-offerings;{HR}This day have I paid my vows.
 15Therefore came I forth to meet thee,{HR}Diligently to seek thy face;{HR}And I have found thee.
 16My bed I have decked with tapestry coverings,{HR}With variegated cloths of yarn from Egypt.
 17I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
 18Come, let us revel in love until the morning;{HR}Let us delight ourselves with loves.
 19For the husband [is] not at home{HR}And he is gone a long journey;
 20He hath taken the money-bag with him;{HR}He will come home at the day of full moon.
 21With her much fair speech she beguiled him;{HR}With the flattery of her lips she constrained him.
 22He goeth after suddenly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,{HR}And as in fetters to his correction the fool;
 23Till an arrow strike through his liver,{HR}As a bird hasteth to the snare,{HR}And knoweth not that [it is] for its life.
 24And now, sons, hearken to me,{HR}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;{HR}And they that seek me early shall find me.
 32And now, sons, hearken to me;{HR}And blessed are [those that] keep my ways: (Prov. 8:17,32)
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Psa. 34:11• 11Come, ye children, hearken unto me:{HR}I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. (Psa. 34:11)
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Psa. 119:9• 9By what shall a youth cleanse his path?{HR}By taking heed (to keep it) according to thy word. (Psa. 119:9)
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Eccl. 11:9‑10• 9{i}Rejoice, young man, in thy youth;{HR}And let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth,{HR}And walk in the ways of thy heart,{HR}And in the sight of thine eyes;{HR}But know that for all these [things]{HR}God will bring thee into judgment.{HR}{/i}
 10{i}Then remove discontent from thy heart,{HR}And put away evil from thy flesh;{HR}For childhood and youth are vanity.{/i} (Eccl. 11:9‑10)
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Eccl. 12:1• 1Remember also thy Creator(s) in the days of thy youth{HR}Before the evil days come,{HR}And the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say,{HR}I have no pleasure in them; (Eccl. 12:1)
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2 Tim. 2:22• 22But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)
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Titus 2:6• 6The younger men likewise exhort to be right-minded, (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."

W. Kelly Translation

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To give prudence to the simple,{HR}To the young man knowledge and discretion.