Proverbs 9:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

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  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
  • Prov 13:18 : 18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
  • 1 Kgs 1:23 : 23 And they said to the king, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he went down on his face on the earth.
  • 1 Kgs 1:32 : 32 And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
  • 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.
  • Num 14:6-9 : 6 And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief, 7 Said to all the children of Israel, This land which we went through to see is a very good land. 8 And if the Lord has delight in us, he will take us into this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 9 Only, do not go against the Lord or go in fear of the people of the land, for they will be our food; their strength has been taken from them and the Lord is with us: have no fear of them. 10 But all the people said they were to be stoned. Then the glory of the Lord was seen in the Tent of meeting, before the eyes of all the children of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul; 8 I gave you your master's daughter and your master's wives for yourself, and I gave you the daughters of Israel and Judah; and if that had not been enough, I would have given you such and such things. 9 Why then have you had no respect for the word of the Lord, doing what is evil in his eyes? You have put Uriah the Hittite to death with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife; you have put him to death with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. 11 The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun. 12 You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun. 13 And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you. 14 But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.
  • Prov 23:9 : 9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
  • Prov 28:23 : 23 He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
  • Gal 2:11-14 : 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. 12 For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews went after him, so that even Barnabas was overcome by their false ways. 14 But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?
  • Heb 6:4-8 : 4 As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit, 5 With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time, 6 And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him. 7 For a land, drinking in the frequent rain and producing good plants for those for whom it is worked, has a blessing from God: 8 But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.
  • 2 Pet 3:15-16 : 15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him; 16 And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 9:6-7
    2 verses
    86%

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

    7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

  • Prov 15:12
    85%

    12 The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

  • Prov 9:9
    80%

    9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

  • Prov 19:25
    79%

    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 13:1
    77%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Prov 12:1
    76%

    1 A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

  • Prov 17:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends.

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

  • Prov 29:8-9
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    75%

    8 Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

    9 If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

  • Prov 14:6
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:11
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:18
    73%

    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 22:10
    72%

    10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

    32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

  • Prov 15:10
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

    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 28:23
    72%

    23 He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

  • Prov 12:8
    71%

    8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Prov 9:12
    71%

    12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

  • Prov 24:9
    70%

    9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.

  • Prov 10:17
    70%

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

  • Amos 5:10
    70%

    10 They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

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

  • Prov 5:12
    70%

    12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

  • Prov 1:22-23
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    70%

    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?

    23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

  • Job 13:9-10
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    70%

    9 Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

    10 He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret.

  • Prov 24:25
    69%

    25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

  • Prov 27:11
    69%

    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Prov 3:11
    69%

    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

  • Prov 27:5
    69%

    5 Better is open protest than love kept secret.

  • Prov 10:8
    69%

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

  • Prov 25:12
    69%

    12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

  • Prov 14:17
    69%

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

  • Prov 8:33
    69%

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

  • Lev 19:17
    68%

    17 Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.

  • Prov 19:8
    68%

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

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

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

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

  • Prov 29:1
    68%

    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Prov 15:1
    68%

    1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

  • Prov 1:5
    68%

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

  • Prov 1:25
    67%

    25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

  • Prov 8:13
    67%

    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Prov 19:29
    67%

    29 Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.