Compare Translations for Proverbs 8:5

5 Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.
5 O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
5 Listen, you idiots - learn good sense! You blockheads - shape up!
5 "O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom.
5 You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
5 You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.
5 O simple ones, learn prudence; acquire intelligence, you who lack it.
5 O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
5 Understand skill, you who are naive. Take this to heart, you fools.
5 Understand skill, you who are naive. Take this to heart, you fools.
5 You who don't direct your lives, understand caution; as for you, you fools, get some common sense!
5 O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.
5 Are you immature? Learn to be mature. Are you foolish? Learn to have sense.
5 Are you immature? Learn to be mature. Are you foolish? Learn to have sense.
5 You gullible people, learn how to be sensible. You fools, get a heart that has understanding.
5 You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.
5 O ye simple, understand prudence; and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
5 Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn {intelligence}.
5 O ye simple, understand subtlety, and ye that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
5 You who are uneducated, be smarter. You who are foolish, get understanding.
5 You who are childish, get some good sense. You who are foolish, gain understanding.
5 O simple ones, learn prudence; acquire intelligence, you who lack it.
5 O little ones understand subtlety, and ye unwise, take notice.
5 O simple ones, learn prudence; O foolish men, pay attention.
5 O simple ones, learn prudence; O foolish men, pay attention.
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom; and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom; and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
5 intellegite parvuli astutiam et insipientes animadvertite
5 intellegite parvuli astutiam et insipientes animadvertite
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
5 You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.
5 Little children, that is, little of wit, understand ye wisdom; and ye unwise men, perceiveth in heart. (Ye of little intelligence, understand ye wisdom; and ye who be unwise, think in your hearts.)
5 Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

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