Proverbs 13:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:3 : 3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
  • Prov 21:24 : 24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
  • Isa 52:13 : 13 See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
  • Rom 16:19 : 19 For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters. 11 Am I to take my bread and my wine and the meat I have got ready for my wool-cutters and give it to men coming from I have no idea where?
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.
  • Prov 12:22-23 : 22 False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight. 23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:23
    86%

    23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    85%

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

    7Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    84%

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

    16A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

  • Prov 14:15-18
    4 verses
    83%

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

    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

    17He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

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

  • Prov 10:14
    81%

    14Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Prov 15:2
    81%

    2Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Prov 15:14
    80%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    80%

    11A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • Prov 15:21
    80%

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

  • Prov 16:22
    80%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    79%

    2A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Prov 14:33
    79%

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

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.

    3And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

  • Prov 14:24
    78%

    24Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

    5Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

  • Prov 27:12
    78%

    12The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

  • Prov 15:7
    78%

    7The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

    24Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    78%

    27He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

    28Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

  • Prov 10:23
    77%

    23It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 10:8
    77%

    8The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    77%

    16How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

    3In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Prov 24:7
    76%

    7Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

  • Prov 20:3
    76%

    3It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    76%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

    13The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

    14The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

    15The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

  • Prov 22:3
    76%

    3The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

  • Eccl 2:14
    76%

    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

  • Prov 26:12
    76%

    12Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

  • Prov 19:1
    76%

    1Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 18:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    75%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    75%

    20Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

  • Prov 21:20
    75%

    20There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

  • Ps 92:6
    75%

    6A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

  • Prov 8:5
    74%

    5Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.