Proverbs 7:7 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I saw among the young men one without sense,
Darby English Bible (DBY)
and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding,
World English Bible (WEB)
I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,
| And beheld | וָאֵ֤רֶא | wāʾēreʾ | va-A-reh |
| among the simple ones, | בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם | bappĕtāʾyim | va-peh-ta-YEEM |
| I discerned | אָ֘בִ֤ינָה | ʾābînâ | AH-VEE-na |
| youths, the among | בַבָּנִ֗ים | babbānîm | va-ba-NEEM |
| a young man | נַ֣עַר | naʿar | NA-ar |
| void | חֲסַר | ḥăsar | huh-SAHR |
| of understanding, | לֵֽב׃ | lēb | lave |