# פְּתִי (peti)

Israeli respelling: pe-ti. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6612. 18 Old Testament occurrences.

silly (i.e. seducible)

King James renderings: foolish, simple(-icity, one).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/peti-h6612

## Occurrences

- [Psalms 19:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/19/7) — The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
- [Psalms 116:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/116/6) — The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
- [Psalms 119:130](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/119/130) — The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
- [Proverbs 1:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/1/4) — To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
- [Proverbs 1:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/1/22) — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
- [Proverbs 1:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/1/32) — For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
- [Proverbs 7:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/7/7) — And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
- [Proverbs 8:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/8/5) — O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
- [Proverbs 9:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/9/4) — Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- [Proverbs 9:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/9/6) — Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
- [Proverbs 9:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/9/16) — Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- [Proverbs 14:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/14/15) — The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
- [Proverbs 14:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/14/18) — The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- [Proverbs 19:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/19/25) — Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
- [Proverbs 21:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/21/11) — When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
- [Proverbs 22:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/22/3) — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- [Proverbs 27:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/27/12) — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- [Ezekiel 45:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/45/20) — And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.