7And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,


In Context

4 Say to wisdom, 'My sister Thou art.' And cry to understanding, 'Kinswoman!'

5 To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

6 For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out,

7 And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

8 Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way to her house he doth step,

9 In the twilight — in the evening of day, In the darkness of night and blackness.

Proverbs 7:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:7And I see little ones, I behold a foolish young man,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:7And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:7And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:7I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,