Proverbs 13:15

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Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

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  • Prov 3:4 : 4 Then you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 Your own wickedness will discipline you; your backslidings will rebuke you. Consider and see how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 God rescued him from all his troubles, and He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 Harsh discipline comes to those who forsake the right path; anyone who hates correction will die.
  • 1 Sam 18:14-16 : 14 David succeeded in everything he did because the LORD was with him. 15 When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in their campaigns.
  • Ps 95:9-9 : 9 where your fathers tested Me; they tried Me, though they had seen My deeds. 10 For forty years I was grieved with that generation, and I said, 'They are a people whose hearts go astray; they do not know My ways.' 11 So I swore in My anger, 'They shall not enter My rest.'
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who obey His precepts have good understanding. His praise endures forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, helping one turn away from the traps of death.

  • 9 Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

    9 Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  • 2 A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • 3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • 6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.

  • 29 A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

  • 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

  • 4 Then you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

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

  • 20 A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • 13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

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

  • Prov 28:5-6
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    5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

    6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

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

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    16 The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

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

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

  • 17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

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

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

  • 24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

  • 19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

  • 27 Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

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

  • 10 Harsh discipline comes to those who forsake the right path; anyone who hates correction will die.

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

  • 15 Their paths are crooked, and their ways are devious.

  • 15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • 8 The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • 12 The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge, but He overturns the words of the treacherous.

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    18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

    19 Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • 13 from those who abandon the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

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

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

  • 11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

  • 20 So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • 29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

  • 23 The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • 14 Blessed is the one who fears always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 15:5-6
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    5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

    6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • 10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • 21 Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.