Proverbs 14:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:35 : 35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
  • Prov 4:7-9 : 7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge. 8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love. 9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
  • Prov 11:29-30 : 29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted. 30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
  • Jer 16:19 : 19 O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.
  • Jer 44:17 : 17 But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.
  • Matt 23:29-32 : 29 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say, 30 If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death. 32 Make full, then, the measure of your fathers.
  • 2 Tim 4:8 : 8 From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
  • 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:24
    83%

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    81%

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

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

  • Prov 14:6-9
    4 verses
    80%

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

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

    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.

  • Prov 14:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

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

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

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    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.

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

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

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

  • Prov 27:12
    78%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    78%

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

  • Prov 22:3
    78%

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

  • Prov 3:35
    78%

    35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

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

  • Prov 18:15
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    76%

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

  • Prov 21:11
    76%

    11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32 For 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%

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

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4 To 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 16:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:25
    75%

    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.

  • Prov 15:2
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

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

  • Prov 1:22
    75%

    22 How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

  • Prov 14:29
    74%

    29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    74%

    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    73%

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

  • Prov 1:7
    73%

    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

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

    2 Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

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

  • Prov 18:2
    73%

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

  • Eccl 1:18
    73%

    18 Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.

  • Prov 13:10
    72%

    10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    72%

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