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Proverbs 8:5
O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
Proverbs 8:5 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 8:5 in other translations
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
You simple, understand prudence! You fools, be of an understanding heart!
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In context
2 She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths.
3 She cryeth besides the gates before the citie at the entrie of the doores,
4 O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.
5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.
7 For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.
8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them.
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