Pro 7:7, 22-23, 9:16-18, 29:1 | ESV | STEP | and I have seen among the simple , I have perceived among the youths , a young man lacking sense ,

Proverbs 7:7

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

Proverbs 7:22-23

22 All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast ^{▼▼Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew as an anklet for the discipline of a fool}
23 till an arrow pierces its liver;
as ^da bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Proverbs 9:16-18

16 ^e“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks sense she says,
17 ^f“Stolen water is sweet,
and ^gbread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know ^hthat the dead ^{▼▼Hebrew Rephaim} are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 29:1

1 ^jHe who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
will suddenly be ^kbroken ^lbeyond healing.