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Proverbs 9:16

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

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מִיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.פֶ֭תִיfetifoolishפְּתִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).יָסֻ֣רyasurturnסוּרverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “turn”, a wish or indirect commandH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…הֵ֑נָּהhenahhitherהֵנָּהadverb — “hither”H2008hither or thither (but used both of place and time)here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, [phrase] since, this (that) way, thitherward, [phrase] thus far, to...fro, [phrase] yet.וַחֲסַרvachasarand destituteחָסֵרconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and destitute”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2638lacking; hence, withoutdestitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.לֵ֝֗בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וְאָ֣מְרָהveamerahand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, a completed action in a sequenceH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לּֽוֹlvotoלּֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

Young’s Literal Translation

'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said 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,

Darby Translation

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

Douay-Rheims

He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

saying , Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅς ἐστιν ὑμῶν ἀφρονέστατος, ἐκκλινάτω πρὸς μέ· καὶ τοῖς ἐνδεέσι φρονήσεως παρακελεύομαι, λέγουσα,