Proverbs 12:15

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The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

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  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in the future.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but the Lord weighs the spirit.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.'
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if anyone thinks they are something when they are nothing, they deceive themselves.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet it is not cleansed from its filth.
  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
  • Jer 38:15-28 : 15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I give you an answer, will you not put me to death? And even if I did give you advice, you would not listen to me." 16 But King Zedekiah swore an oath secretly to Jeremiah, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us breath, I will neither put you to death nor hand you over to those who want to kill you." 17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "This is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live. 18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from their hands.’" 19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them, and they will mistreat me." 20 Jeremiah said, "They will not hand you over. Please listen to the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, so that it may go well for you and your life will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word the LORD has shown me: 22 "All the women who are left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. They will say to you: ‘Your trusted friends have misled you and have overcome you. Your feet are sunk in the mud, and they have turned away and left you.’ 23 They will also bring out all your wives and your children to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down." 24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Do not let anyone know about these matters, or you may die. 25 If the officials hear that I talked with you and come to you, saying, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will put you to death,’ 26 then tell them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’" 27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard the conversation. 28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. And it happened when Jerusalem was taken.
  • Prov 28:11 : 11 A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 15:20-22
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    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

    22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 28:26
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    26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 15:2
    78%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 14:15-17
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    78%

    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Prov 14:24
    77%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 19:3
    77%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  • Prov 14:12
    76%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Eccl 7:5
    76%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 21:2
    76%

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 23:9
    76%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 24:7
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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 13:20
    75%

    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 16:25
    75%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 19:20
    75%

    20Listen to advice and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in the future.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 8:5
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    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 10:23
    75%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 15:31
    75%

    31The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise.

  • Prov 15:7
    74%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.