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to receive the chastening of prudence, justice, judgment, and equity;

to give prudence to the simple, and to the young men knowledge and council.

If the wise will hear them, doctrine shall increase, and the man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel:

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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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Footnotes

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