TOPICAL PROVERBS

by Grant Hodges

Wisdom for the Children of the King

NAIVETY

NIV
1:32 - For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
7:4 - Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman;
7:5 - they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words;
7:6 - At the window of my house I looked out through the lattice.
7:7 - I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment,
7:8 - He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house,
7:9 - at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
7:10 - Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
7:11 - (She is loud and defiant, her feet never stay at home.
7:12 - now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
7:13 - She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
7:14 - "I have fellowship offerings at home; today I fulfilled my vows.
7:15 - So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
7:16 - I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
7:17 - I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
7:18 - Come, let's drink deep of love till morning; let's enjoy ourselves with love!
7:19 - My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
7:20 - He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon."
7:21 - With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
7:22 - All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose,
7:23 - till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
7:24 - Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
7:25 - Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
7:26 - Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
7:27 - Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
8:1 - Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
8:2 - On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
8:3 - beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:
8:4 - "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
8:5 - You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.
8:6 - Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
9:1 - Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars;
9:2 - She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table;
9:3 - She has sent out her maids, and she calls from the highest point of the city:
9:4 - "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment,
9:5 - "Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.
9:13 - The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge.
9:14 - She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,
9:15 - calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way.
9:16 - "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment,
9:17 - "Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!"
9:18 - But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.
14:15 - A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.
14:18 - The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
21:11 - When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
22:3 - A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
27:12 - The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
27:21 - The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.

NASB
1:32 - "For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
7:4 - Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your intimate friend;
7:5 - That they may keep you from an adulteress, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
7:6 - For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice,
7:7 - And I saw among the naive, and discerned among the youths a young man lacking sense,
7:8 - Passing through the street near her corner; and he takes the way to her house,
7:9 - In the twilight, in the evening, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
7:10 - And behold, a woman comes to meet him, dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.
7:11 - And behold, a woman comes to meet him, dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.
7:12 - She is now in the streets, now in the squares, and lurks by every corner.
7:13 - So she seizes him and kisses him and with a brazen face she says to him:
7:14 - "I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows.
7:15 - "Therefore I have come out to meet you, to seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
7:16 - "I have spread my couch with coverings, with colored linens of Egypt.
7:17 - "I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
7:18 - "Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
7:19 - "For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey;
7:20 - He has taken a bag of money with him, at the full moon he will come home."
7:21 - With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.
7:22 - Suddenly he follows her as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
7:23 - Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, so he does not know that it will cost him his life.
7:24 - Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
7:25 - Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, do not stray into her paths.
7:26 - For many are the victims she has cast down, and numerous are all her slain.
7:27 - Her house is the way to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
8:1 - Does not wisdom call, and understanding lift up her voice?
8:2 - On top of the heights beside the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
8:3 - Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, at the entrance of the doors, she cries out:
8:4 - "To you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
8:5 - "O naive ones, understand prudence; and, O fools, understand wisdom.
8:6 - "Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
9:1 - Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars;
9:2 - She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;
9:3 - She has sent out her maidens, she calls from the tops of the heights of the city:
9:4 - "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" to him who lacks understanding she says,
9:5 - "Come, eat of my food and drink of the wine I have mixed.
9:13 - The woman of folly is boisterous, she is naive and knows nothing.
9:14 - She sits at the doorway of her house, on a seat by the high places of the city,
9:15 - Calling to those who pass by, who are making their paths straight:
9:16 - "Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," and to him who lacks understanding she says,
9:17 - "Stolen water is sweet; And bread eaten in secret is pleasant."
9:18 - But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
14:15 - The naive believes everything, but the sensible man considers his steps.
14:18 - The naive inherit foolishness, but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
21:11 - When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
22:3 - The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, but the naive go on, and are punished for it.
27:12 - A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, the naive proceed and pay the penalty.
27:21 - The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, and each is tested by the praise accorded him.

KJV
1:32 - For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
7:4 - Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
7:5 - That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
7:6 - For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7:7 - And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
7:8 - Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
7:9 - In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
7:10 - And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtle of heart.
7:11 - (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
7:12 - Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
7:13 - So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
7:14 - I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
7:15 - Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
7:16 - I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
7:17 - I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:18 - Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
7:19 - For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
7:20 - He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
7:21 - With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
7:22 - He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
7:23 - Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
7:24 - Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
7:25 - Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
7:26 - For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
7:27 - Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
8:1 - Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
8:2 - She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
8:3 - She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
8:4 - Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
8:5 - O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
8:6 - Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
9:1 - Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
9:2 - She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table
9:3 - She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
9:4 - Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
9:5 - Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
9:13 - A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
9:14 - For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
9:15 - To call passengers who go right on their ways:
9:16 - Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
9:17 - Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
9:18 - But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
14:15 - The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
14:18 - The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
21:11 - When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
22:3 - A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
27:12 - A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
27:21 - As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.


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