Proverbs 8:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:22 : 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 1:4 : 4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing. 18 If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.
  • Ps 94:8 : 8 Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?
  • Prov 9:4 : 4 Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:
  • Isa 42:13 : 13 The Lord will go out as a man of war, he will be moved to wrath like a fighting-man: his voice will be strong, he will give a loud cry; he will go against his attackers like a man of war.
  • Isa 55:1-3 : 1 Ho! everyone in need, come to the waters, and he who has no strength, let him get food: come, get bread without money; wine and milk without price. 2 Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure. 3 Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
  • 1 Cor 1:28 : 28 And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men, 10 Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Ps 94:8
    82%

    8 Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?

  • Prov 14:33
    81%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    79%

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

  • Prov 1:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    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:)

    6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

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

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

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

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

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

    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 9:4
    78%

    4 Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

  • Prov 9:16
    78%

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

  • Prov 1:22
    78%

    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 18:2
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    77%

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

  • Prov 2:2
    76%

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    76%

    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 14:15
    76%

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

  • 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 5:1
    76%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Jer 5:21
    75%

    21 Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    75%

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

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

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

  • Prov 7:7
    75%

    7 I saw among the young men one without sense,

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

    5 It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 8:4
    74%

    4 I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

    9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 23:19
    74%

    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

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

  • Eph 5:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 1:2
    74%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

  • Eccl 7:25
    74%

    25 I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

  • 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.

  • Job 34:2
    74%

    2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

  • Prov 27:12
    73%

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

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

  • Ps 92:6
    73%

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

  • Prov 8:6
    73%

    6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 8:33
    73%

    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

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