Proverbs 9:4

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“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” To those who lack understanding, she has said,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:32 : 32 A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.
  • Prov 9:16 : 16 “Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” To those who lack understanding she has said,
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The law of the LORD is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the LORD are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 “How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because you say,“I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, 18 take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say,“Come!” And let the one who hears say:“Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:13-16
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    13The woman called Folly is brash, she is naive and does not know anything.

    14And she has sat down at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

    15calling out to those who are passing by her in the way, who go straight on their way.

    16“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” To those who lack understanding she has said,

  • Prov 9:5-6
    2 verses
    83%

    5“Come, eat some of my food, and drink some of the wine I have mixed.

    6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”

  • Prov 9:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1The Consequences of Accepting Wisdom or Folly Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out its seven pillars.

    2She has prepared her meat, she has mixed her wine; she also has arranged her table.

    3She has sent out her female servants; she calls out on the highest places of the city.

  • Prov 1:20-23
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    20Warning Against Disregarding Wisdom Wisdom calls out in the street, she shouts loudly in the plazas;

    21at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words:

    22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?

    23You should respond to my rebuke. Then I would pour out my thoughts to you; I would make my words known to you.

  • Prov 8:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1The Appeal of Wisdom Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

    2At the top of the prominent places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she has taken her stand;

    3beside the gates opening into the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries out:

    4“To you, O people, I call out, and my voice calls to all mankind.

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 7:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7and I saw among the naive– I discerned among the youths– a young man who lacked sense.

    8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house

  • Prov 7:11-12
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    11(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home–

    12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, a discerning plan to the young person.

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

  • Prov 4:5-8
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    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

    8Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

  • Prov 7:21-22
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    73%

    21She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.

    22Suddenly he was going after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare

  • Prov 1:32
    73%

    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 7:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Say to wisdom,“You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,

    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

  • Prov 5:8
    71%

    8Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

  • Song 1:8
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    8The Lover to His Beloved: If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.

  • Prov 5:6
    71%

    6Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths have wandered, but she is not able to discern it.

  • Prov 14:15
    71%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

  • Prov 3:17-18
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    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

    18She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.

  • Prov 2:4
    71%

    4if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,

  • Prov 2:18
    71%

    18For she has set her house by death, and her paths by the place of the departed spirits.

  • Prov 14:1
    70%

    1Every wise woman has built her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

  • Prov 14:8
    70%

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 8:9
    70%

    9All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

  • Prov 2:16
    70%

    16to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;

  • Prov 6:26
    70%

    26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

  • Prov 8:34
    70%

    34Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.

  • Prov 2:2
    70%

    2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

  • Prov 16:22
    70%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.