for receiving prudent instruction
in righteousness, justice, and integrity;(A)
for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,[a](B)
knowledge and discretion(C) to a young man—
let a wise person listen and increase learning,(D)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—

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  1. 1:4 Or simple, or gullible

for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;
for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](A)
    knowledge and discretion(B) to the young—
let the wise listen and add to their learning,(C)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

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  1. Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.