Proverbs 7:7
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and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youth, a young man void of understanding,
And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible], I saw among the youths A young man lacking [good] sense,
And among the simple (empty-headed and emptyhearted) ones, I perceived among the youths a young man void of good sense,
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
I looked among the naive young men and noticed among the youth, one who had no sense.
when I saw among the young men there, among those who don’t think for themselves, a young fellow devoid of all sense.
some foolish young men.
and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding,
And I see little ones, I behold a foolish young man,
at some foolish teenagers and noticed one who had no sense at all.
I saw a group of silly young men. One of them was not wise at all.
I was watching the gullible people. Among the young men I noticed a youth without sense.
and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense,
and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense,
and saw some ·foolish [simpleminded; immature; naive], young men. I noticed one of them ·had no wisdom [had no sense; L lacked heart].
And I saw among the fools, and considered among the children a young man destitute of understanding,
I was looking at gullible people when I saw a young man without much sense among youths
and I saw many inexperienced young men, but noticed one foolish fellow in particular.
I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
I saw some foolish, young men. I noticed one of them who had no wisdom.
and I noticed among the naïve— that is, I discerned among the youths— a senseless young man.
and beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
and beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
And I saw among the simple, And discerned among the sons A young man lacking a heart of wisdom,
And I saw among the simple, I observed among the youth, a young man lacking sense,
and saw a simpleminded lad, a young man lacking common sense,
As I stood at the window of my house looking out through the shutters, Watching the mindless crowd stroll by, I spotted a young man without any sense Arriving at the corner of the street where she lived, then turning up the path to her house. It was dusk, the evening coming on, the darkness thickening into night. Just then, a woman met him— she’d been lying in wait for him, dressed to seduce him. Brazen and brash she was, restless and roaming, never at home, Walking the streets, loitering in the mall, hanging out at every corner in town.
and saw among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
I was looking at gullible people when I saw a young man without much sense among youths.
And I saw among the naive, I observed among the young men, a youth with no sense,
And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,
And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,
and as I glanced at the immature youths, I observed among the simple ones a lad with no sense.
and saw some foolish, young men. I noticed one of them had no wisdom.
and I saw among the naive— I discerned among the youths— a young man who lacked sense.
Among those who were childish I saw a young man who had no sense.
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
And I saw among the child-like and among the young people a young man without wisdom and understanding.
I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense.
and I saw among the simple ones, I observed among the youths, a young man without sense,
and I saw among the simple ones, I observed among the youths, a young man without sense,
and I saw among the simple ones, I observed among the youths, a young man without sense,
and I saw among the simple ones, I observed among the youths, a young man without sense,
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the banim, a na’ar (young man) devoid of lev [of understanding, sense],
And I saw among the fools, considered among the children, a young man destitute of understanding.
and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man without sense,
and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man without sense,
I saw among the naïve, I noticed among the youth, a young man lacking understanding,
And there among the usual crowd of the gullible people I spotted a naive young man.
I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
and I see little children, that is, fools that have little wit. I behold a young man coward, (and I see fools, who have little intelligence. I behold a cowardly young man,)
And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,
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