Proverbs 14:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:17 : 17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • Prov 4:26 : 26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
  • Prov 27:12 : 12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.
  • Acts 13:7 : 7 Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.
  • Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked. 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.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:16-18
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    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 27:12
    82%

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

  • Prov 22:3
    82%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    82%

    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 13:15-16
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    79%

    15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

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

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    78%

    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 15:21
    77%

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

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

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

  • Prov 18:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    75%

    2He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

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

  • Prov 14:14
    75%

    14He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

  • Prov 10:8-9
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    75%

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

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

  • Prov 9:16
    74%

    16Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

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

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

    5(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    74%

    6Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

  • Eph 5:15
    73%

    15Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

  • Prov 19:3
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    3By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 26:12
    73%

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

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:20
    73%

    20He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • Prov 7:7
    72%

    7I saw among the young men one without sense,

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:24
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    24Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

  • Prov 14:24
    72%

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

  • Prov 16:22
    72%

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

  • Hos 14:9
    72%

    9As 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 14:12
    72%

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

  • Eccl 2:14
    72%

    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 13:20
    72%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    71%

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