PRO 8:5 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Νοήσατε ἄκακοι πανουργίαν, οἱ δὲ ἀπαίδευτοι ἔνθεσθε καρδίαν.
(Noaʸsate akakoi panourgian, hoi de apaideutoi enthesthe kardian. )

BrTr O ye simple, [fn]understand subtlety, and ye that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.

8:5 For the use of ἄκατος and πανοῦργος in this book, see Appendix.

UST You naive people must comprehend what is prudent.
⇔ You foolish people comprehend how to be discerning.

OEB You simple ones, learn to be prudent;
⇔ You foolish ones, get to know wisdom.

WEBBE You simple, understand prudence!
⇔ You fools, be of an understanding heart!

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV Understand, you simple ones, prudence,
And you fools, understand the heart,

FBV If you're immature, learn how to grow up. If you're stupid, learn what makes good sense.

T4T You people who do not know how to do things that are smart to do, get sound judgment;
⇔ you foolish people, get good understanding!

LEB • fools, learn[fn]

8:? Literally “heart”

BBE Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

ASV O ye simple, understand prudence;
⇔ And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

DRA O little ones, understand subtilty, and ye unwise, take notice.

YLT Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

Drby O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

RV O ye simple, understand subtilty; and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Wbstr O ye simple, understand wisdom: and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

KJB-1769 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
(O ye/you_all simple, understand wisdom: and, ye/you_all fools, be ye/you_all of an understanding heart. )

KJB-1611 O yee simple, vnderstand wisedome: and yee fooles, be yee of an vnderstanding heart.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.
(Take heed unto knowledge O ye/you_all ignoraunt, be ye/you_all wise in heart O ye/you_all fools.)

Gnva O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
(O ye/you_all foolish men, understand wisdom, and ye/you_all, O fools, be wise in heart. )

Cvdl Take hede vnto knowlege o ye ignoraut, be wyse in herte o ye fooles.
(Take heed unto knowledge o ye/you_all ignoraut, be wise in heart o ye/you_all fools.)

Wycl Litle children, vndirstonde ye wisdom; and ye vnwise men, `perseyue wisdom.
(Litle children, understonde ye/you_all wisdom; and ye/you_all unwise men, `perseyue wisdom.)

Luth Merket, ihr Albernen, den Witz; und ihr Toren, nehmet es zu Herzen!
(Merket, you/their/her Albernen, the Witz; and you/their/her Toren, nehmet it to hearts!)

ClVg Intelligite, parvuli, astutiam, et insipientes, animadvertite.[fn]
(Intelligite, parvuli, astutiam, and insipientes, animadvertite. )

8.5 Intelligite, parvuli, etc. Manifestum est de Domino, etc., usque ad quos seducere valeat, quærit.

8.5 Intelligite, parvuli, etc. Manifestum it_is about Master, etc., until to which seducere valeat, quærit.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Speaking

As children we probably heard, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Scripture presents another viewpoint: Words have the power of life and death (18:21). The words contained in lies (14:5, 25), arguments (26:17), insults (20:20), slander (10:18), gossip (11:13), rumors (18:8), flattery (7:21-22), and bragging (26:23; 27:2) can all be death-dealing.

Proverbs repeatedly emphasizes that foolish people speak foolish words. They are represented by “the woman named Folly” (9:13-18), who lies and deceives to harm her hearers. Words reflect the condition of the heart (16:23; 18:4). While someone might conceal an evil heart by using pleasant words (26:23), a person’s true character will eventually surface (26:24-26). The words of fools not only harm others; these words ultimately injure those who speak them. The tongue is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life (Jas 3:6).

In contrast, wise people speak the life-giving words represented by Wisdom (Prov 8:7-9; 10:11). Wise people use their words sparingly (17:27-28) and are usually gentle (15:4; 16:24). However, a wise person also knows the right time to speak (15:23; 25:11) and realizes that, at times, even harsh criticism is necessary (see 27:5). Proverbs wisely reminds its readers to pay close attention not only to what they say but also to how and when they say it.

Passages for Further Study

Prov 7:21-22; 8:7-9; 9:13-18; 10:11, 18; 11:13; 14:5, 25; 15:4, 23; 16:23-24; 17:28; 18:4, 21; 20:20; 25:11; 26:17, 23-26; 27:2, 5; Matt 12:33-37; Jas 3:1-12

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