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Proverbs 9:16

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

KJV

Qui est parvulus declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est :

Vulgate

Ὅς ἐστιν ὑμῶν ἀφρονέστατος, ἐκκλινάτω πρὸς μέ· ἐνδεέσι δὲ φρονήσεως παρακελεύομαι λέγουσα

LXX

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

ASV

מִי פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַ/חֲסַר לֵ֝֗ב וְ/אָ֣מְרָה לּֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הֵ֔נָּה
hnh
adverb · 50×
חֲסַר
chsr
verb · 18×
י
y
noun · 591×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
פְתָאיִ֣ם
pt'ym
noun · 19×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 6:18 — Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
  • Prov 7:7 — And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
  • Prov 9:4 — Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
  • Prov 22:3 — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
  • Ps 14:2 — The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.