Proverbs 7:7
I looked at the naive people, 1 and I noticed among the young men 1 a youth who had no sense. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
In Context
6At the window of my house 1 I was looking out through the lattice. 1
8That young man passed down the street near her corner, 1 and he went toward her house. 1
Cross References
Psalms 19:7The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul; 1 the testimony of Yahweh is reliable, making the simple wise. 1
Proverbs 1:4These proverbs are also to give wisdom to the naive, 1 and to give knowledge and discretion to young people. 1
Proverbs 1:32For the naive are killed when they turn away, 1 and the indifference of fools will destroy them. 1
Proverbs 6:20My son, obey the command of your father 1 and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 1
Proverbs 8:5You who are naive, learn wisdom; 1 and you who are foolish, you must get an understanding mind. 1
Proverbs 9:16“Let anyone who is naive turn aside here,” 1 she says to those who have no sense. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:7-24
The Foolish Young Man; Enticements of the Adulteress. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 12 Now… Read the whole commentary →