Proverbs 8:5
O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.
In context
2 On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: 4 “To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. 5 O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense. 6 Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right, 7 for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 8:5 in the KJV
O ye simple, understand wisdom: And, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 8:5 in the NIV
You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.