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A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing.
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here"; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion -
For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.
The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,