Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 9:16
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Berean Standard Bible
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
King James Version
Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
World English Bible
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
American Standard Version
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 9
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
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