5Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,


In Context

2 At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,

3 At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,

4 Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice is unto the sons of men.

5 Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

6 Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips is uprightness.

7 For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips is wickedness.

Proverbs 8:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:5You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:5O little ones, understand subtilty, and ye unwise, take notice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:5O ye simple, understand subtilty; and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5O you simple, understand wisdom: and, you fools, be you of an understanding heart.