Proverbs 14:15

American Standard Version (1901)

The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
  • Prov 4:26 : 26 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
  • Prov 27:12 : 12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
  • Acts 13:7 : 7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
  • Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent. 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:16-18
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    84%

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

    18The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 27:12
    82%

    12A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

  • Prov 22:3
    82%

    3A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    82%

    6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

    7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 13:15-16
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    79%

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

    16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    78%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

    16A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

    5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 18:15
    76%

    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    75%

    2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 14:14
    75%

    14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.

  • Prov 10:8-9
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    75%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 9:16
    74%

    16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

    5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 9:6
    74%

    6Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

  • Eph 5:15
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    15Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 26:12
    73%

    12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

  • Prov 16:20
    73%

    20He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

  • Prov 7:7
    72%

    7And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 14:24
    72%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Prov 16:22
    72%

    22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

  • Hos 14:9
    72%

    9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Eccl 2:14
    72%

    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.

  • Prov 13:20
    72%

    20Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

  • Prov 17:24
    71%

    24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.