Proverbs 1:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,

Young's Literal Translation
For giving to simple ones—prudence, To a youth—knowledge and discretion.

King James Bible
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

Hebrew
to impart
לָתֵ֣ת (lā·ṯêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

prudence
עָרְמָ֑ה (‘ā·rə·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6195: Trickery, discretion

to the simple,
לִפְתָאיִ֣ם (lip̄·ṯā·yim)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded

knowledge
דַּ֣עַת (da·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

and discretion
וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ (ū·mə·zim·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4209: A plan, evil, sometimes good

to the young—
לְ֝נַ֗עַר (lə·na·‘ar)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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