Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 9:4
4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Proverbs 9:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- New International Version (NIV)“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks sense she says,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,
Context of Proverbs 9:4
2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment. 5“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed. 6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
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מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 9:4
- Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
- Proverbs 8:5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
- Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
- Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
Commentaries on Proverbs 9:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Whoso is simple - Let the young, heedless, and giddy attend to my teaching. Him that wanteth understanding - Literally, he that wanteth a heart; who is without couraye, is feeble and fickle, and easily drawn aside from the holy commandment.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Wisdom appeals mainly to those who are naive and lack good judgment because they have not yet chosen between wisdom and foolishness. See Proverbs 9:16, where Foolishness copies and then distorts Wisdom's words.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. (Compare Pr 1:4; 6:32). Wisdom not only supplies right but forbids wrong principles.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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