Proverbs 13:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:4 : 4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.
  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.
  • 1 Sam 18:14-16 : 14 And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him. 15 And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him. 16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
  • Ps 95:9-9 : 9 When your fathers put me to the test and saw my power and my work. 10 For forty years I was angry with this generation, and said, They are a people whose hearts are turned away from me, for they have no knowledge of my ways; 11 And I made an oath in my wrath, that they might not come into my place of rest.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

  • 9 As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

    9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

  • 2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • 3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • 6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • 9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

  • 29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • 13 In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

  • 4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • 22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

  • 20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • 13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • 9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Prov 28:5-6
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    5 Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • 16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

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    16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

    17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • 33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

  • 17 The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

  • 15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • 12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • 24 Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

  • 6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

  • 19 Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

  • 27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • 3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • 10 There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

  • 21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • 15 Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

  • 15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • 8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • 12 The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

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    18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • 13 Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

  • 15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

  • 14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • 11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • 20 So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

  • 29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

  • 25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

  • 23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

  • 14 Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

  • Prov 15:5-6
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    72%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

    6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • 10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • 21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.