Proverbs 7:7

7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.

Proverbs 7:7 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense,
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense.
The Message Bible (MSG)
7 Watching the mindless crowd stroll by, I spotted a young man without any sense
American Standard Version (ASV)
7 And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
7 I was looking at gullible people when I saw a young man without much sense among youths.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
7 I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 Among those who were childish I saw a young man who had no sense.

Proverbs 7:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 7:7

And beheld among the simple ones
Such as are easily persuaded and drawn into sin; simple and foolish in things moral and spiritual, and not arrived to any ripeness of understanding in things natural and civil; have seen but little of the world, and know less of religion, and are easily imposed upon and carried away with the company they keep; such simple foolish creatures are the followers of antichrist; see ( 2 Timothy 3:6 2 Timothy 3:9 ) ; I discerned among the youths;
or "children" F4; at least in understanding, the children Jezebel, ( Revelation 2:23 ) ; a young man void of understanding;
or "wanting a heart" F5; to know and fear the Lord, and not in the way to learn and improve; but in company like himself, and so in a fair way to continue foolish and simple, and destitute of the true understanding of things, and exposed to the snares delusions of such that lie in wait to deceive.


FOOTNOTES:

F4 (Mynbb) "inter filios", Pagninus
F5 (bl rox) "carentem corde", Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus; "destitutum corde", Schultens.

Proverbs 7:7 In-Context

5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
6 At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
8 He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Proverbs 1:22; S Proverbs 6:32
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