Scripture · Old Testament
Proverbs 9:16
Proverbs 9:16 is verse 16 of Proverbs chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
King James Version
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
World English Bible
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Read in context
Proverbs 9:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Read all of Proverbs 9Hebrew words
מִיwho?פֶ֭תִי[is] naiveיָסֻ֣רlet him turn asideהֵ֑נָּהhereוַחֲסַרand [one] lacking ofלֵ֝֗בheartוְאָ֣מְרָהand she saysלּֽוֹto him
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