Job 5:2, Psa 19:7, 116:6, Pro 1:22-23, 7:7, 8:5, 14:15, 18, 19:25 | ESV | STEP | Surely vexation kills the fool , and jealousy slays the simple .

Job 5:2

2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.

Psalms 19:7

7 ^aThe law of the Lord is perfect, ^{▼▼Or blameless}
^creviving the soul;
^dthe testimony of the Lord is ^esure,
^fmaking wise ^gthe simple;

Psalms 116:6

6 The Lord preserves ^hthe simple;
when ⁱI was brought low, he saved me.

Proverbs 1:22-23

22 “How long, O ^jsimple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will ^kscoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools ^lhate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof, ^{▼▼Or Will you turn away at my reproof?}
behold, I will ⁿpour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.

Proverbs 7:7

7 and I have seen among ^othe simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man ^placking sense,

Proverbs 8:5

5 O ^qsimple ones, learn ^rprudence;
O ^sfools, learn sense.

Proverbs 14:15

15 ^tThe simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.

Proverbs 14:18

18 The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 19:25

25 ^uStrike ^va scoffer, and the simple will ^wlearn prudence;
^xreprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.