4For giving to simple ones — prudence, To a youth — knowledge and discretion.


In Context

1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

4 For giving to simple ones — prudence, To a youth — knowledge and discretion.

5 (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

Proverbs 1:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:4for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:4To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.