Proverbs 9:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:32 : 32 He who committeth adultery `with' a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
  • Prov 9:16 : 16 `Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The law of Jehovah `is' perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah `are' stedfast, Making wise the simple,
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked, 18 I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing -- let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting -- let him come; and he who is willing -- let him take the water of life freely.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 9:13-16
    4 verses
    96%

    13A foolish woman `is' noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.

    14And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,

    15To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight `on' their paths.

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

  • Prov 9:5-6
    2 verses
    83%

    5`Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.

    6Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

  • Prov 9:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars -- seven.

    2She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.

    3She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:

  • Prov 1:20-23
    4 verses
    79%

    20Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

    21At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

    22`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

    23Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

  • Prov 8:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?

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

    3At 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.

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

  • Prov 7:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

  • Prov 7:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11Noisy she `is', and stubborn, In her house her feet rest not.

    12Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4For 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.)

  • Prov 7:25
    73%

    25Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

  • Prov 4:5-8
    4 verses
    73%

    5Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.

    7The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

    8Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

  • Prov 7:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.

    22He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,

  • Prov 1:32
    73%

    32For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

  • Prov 7:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Prov 5:8
    71%

    8Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

  • Song 1:8
    71%

    8If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!

  • Prov 5:6
    71%

    6The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not.

  • Prov 14:15
    71%

    15The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

  • Prov 3:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17Her ways `are' ways of pleasantness, And all her paths `are' peace.

    18A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.

  • Prov 2:4
    71%

    4If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

  • Prov 2:18
    71%

    18For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

  • Prov 14:1
    70%

    1Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

  • Prov 14:8
    70%

    8The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit.

  • Prov 8:9
    70%

    9All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

  • Prov 2:16
    70%

    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

  • Prov 6:26
    70%

    26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

  • Prov 8:34
    70%

    34O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

  • Prov 2:2
    70%

    2To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

  • Prov 16:22
    70%

    22A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.