Verse 16

A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:3 : 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
  • Prov 21:24 : 24 He that is proude and arrogant; is called a scorner, whiche in his wrath worketh presumptuously.
  • Isa 52:13 : 13 Beholde my seruaunt shal deale prosperously, therfore shal he be magnified, exalted, and greatly honoured.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Beholde, I sende you foorth, as sheepe in the middest of woolfes. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and harmelesse as doues.
  • Rom 16:19 : 19 For your obedience is gone abrode vnto al men. I am glad therfore no doubt, of you: But yet I would haue you wise vnto that whiche is good, & simple concernyng euyll.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, be not chyldren in wytte: Howbeit, as concerning maliciousnesse, be chyldren: but in wytte, be perfect.
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherfore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstandyng what the wyll of the Lord is.
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 And Nabal aunswered Dauids seruauntes, and said: Who is Dauid? and who is ye sonne of Isai? There is plentie of seruauntes now a dayes that breake away euery man from his maister. 11 Shal I then take my bread, my water, and my fleshe that I haue killed for my shearers, and geue it vnto men whom I wot not whence they be?
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore take heede, & see what thou shalt do: for surelie euyll will come vpon our maister and al his housholde, for he is so wicked, that a man can not speake to him.
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let not my lorde I pray thee regarde this wicked man Nabal: For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, & folly is with him: But I thyne handmayd sawe not the young men of my lorde whom thou sendedst.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.
  • Prov 12:22-23 : 22 The Lorde abhorreth lying lippes: but they that deale truely please hym. 23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.