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Proverbs 1:3-5
Lexham English Bible

3 to gain insightful instruction,[a]
    righteousness and justice and equity,
4 to give shrewdness[b] to the simple,
    knowledge and purpose[c] to the young,
5 may the wise hear and increase learning,
    and the one who understands gain direction,[d]

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  1. Proverbs 1:3 Literally “the instruction of insight”
  2. Proverbs 1:4 Or “cleverness,” or “prudence”
  3. Proverbs 1:4 Or “plan”
  4. Proverbs 1:5 Or “guidance”
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Proverbs 1:3-5
New International Version

3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](A)
    knowledge and discretion(B) to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(C)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

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  1. Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
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