Proverbs 8:5 KJV
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Words Then and Now
- simple naive; easily led Still heard today: simple-minded, easily led or fooled Webster’s 1828 · Simple
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- ye more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Christ, as Wisdom, calls to the sons of menThe will of God is made known by the works of creation, and by the consciences of men, but more clearly by Moses and the prophets. The chief difficulty is to...
Thompson Chains
- The SimpleLink 3 of 6 · next Proverbs 14:15
- Knowledge (3)See the chain from Proverbs 2:3 · 4 links
Cross References
- Proverbs 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 1:4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
- Revelation 3:17–18 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: …
- 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 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
- Proverbs 9:4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- Isaiah 42:13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
- Isaiah 55:1–3 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. …
- Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- 1 Corinthians 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, …
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Topics
- Ignorance General scriptures concerning
- Jesus, the Christ Omniscience of
- Personification Of wisdom
- Salvation Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Wisdom Unclassified scriptures relating to
Hebrew and Strong’s
- O ye simple פְתָאיִם pĕtāʾyim פְּתִי Noun · masculine plural
- understand הָבִינוּ hābînû בִּין Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine plural
- wisdom עָרְמָה ʿormâ עׇרְמָה Noun · feminine singular
- and, ye fools וּכְסִילִים ûkĕsîlîm כְּסִיל Adjective · masculine plural · with and
- be ye of an understanding הָבִינוּ hābînû בִּין Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine plural
- heart לֵב lēb לֵב Noun · masculine singular
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