King James Version
Proverbs 9:4 in the King James Version says “Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,”
Proverbs 9:4 · KJV
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. her beasts: Heb. her killing
She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
KJV Study — Public Domain
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“understanding”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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