Bible verse
To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
Proverbs 1:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 1.
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
2 for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
3 and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
4 To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
6 by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
KJV
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
ASV
To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:
ERV
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion:
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