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Proverbs 9:16

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Proverbs 9:16 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

    ASV

  • Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

    BBE

  • Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

    DBY

  • "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

    WEB

  • `Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,

    YLT

  • Whoso is simple, let him turn in here: and as for him that wants understanding, she says to him,

    ENG

  • Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

    WBT

  • “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

    BSB

In context

14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

15To call passengers who go right on their ways:

16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

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