O you simple, understand wisdom: and, you fools, be you of an understanding heart.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise?
How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
To you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
Whoever is simple, let him turn in here: as for him that wants understanding, she said to him,
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yes, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yes, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are: