Proverbs 7:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

I saw among the young men one without sense,

Cross References

Job 24:15

And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about;

Psalm 119:130

The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

Proverbs 1:22

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

Proverbs 1:4

To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

Proverbs 10:13

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

Proverbs 12:11

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

Proverbs 14:15

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

Proverbs 14:18

Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 19:2

Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

Proverbs 19:25

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

Proverbs 22:3

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

Proverbs 27:12

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Proverbs 5:1

My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

Proverbs 6:20

My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

Proverbs 6:32

He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

Proverbs 8:5

Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Proverbs 9:16

Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

Proverbs 9:4

Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

Jeremiah 4:22

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

Matthew 15:16

And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?