And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man (A)devoid[b] of understanding,

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  1. Proverbs 7:7 Lit. sons
  2. Proverbs 7:7 lacking

And I saw among the (A)naive,
And discerned among the [a]youths
A young man (B)lacking [b]sense,

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  1. Proverbs 7:7 Lit sons
  2. Proverbs 7:7 Lit heart


And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible],
I saw among the youths
A young man lacking [good] sense,

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I saw among the simple,
    I noticed among the young men,
    a youth who had no sense.(A)

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And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

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27 (A)Her house is the way to [a]hell,
Descending to the chambers of death.

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  1. Proverbs 7:27 Or Sheol

27 Her (A)house is the way to Sheol,
Descending to the chambers of death.

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27 
Her house is the way to [a]Sheol,
Descending to the chambers of death.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 7:27 Hades, the nether world, the place of the dead.

27 Her house is a highway to the grave,
    leading down to the chambers of death.(A)

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27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

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