Proverbs 13:16

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

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  • Eccl 10:3 : 3 Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.
  • Prov 21:24 : 24 The proud and arrogant person, named 'Scoffer,' acts with excessive pride.
  • Isa 52:13 : 13 Behold, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised up, lifted high, and greatly exalted.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
  • Rom 16:19 : 19 Your obedience has been reported to all. Therefore, I rejoice about you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 But Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Nowadays many servants are breaking away from their masters. 11 Should I take my bread, my water, and the meat I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men from who knows where?"
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now consider and see what you should do, for disaster is certain for our master and his entire household. He is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Please, my lord, pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal. He is exactly what his name suggests—his name means ‘fool,’ and folly goes with him. But I, your servant, did not see the men my lord sent.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
  • Prov 12:22-23 : 22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight. 23 A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:23
    86%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    85%

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

    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 12:15-16
    2 verses
    84%

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

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

  • Prov 14:15-18
    4 verses
    83%

    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.

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

  • Prov 10:14
    81%

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 15:2
    81%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    80%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    80%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    80%

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

  • Prov 16:22
    80%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    79%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    79%

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

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    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 14:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

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

  • Prov 27:12
    78%

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

  • Prov 15:7
    78%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    78%

    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 10:23
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    77%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    76%

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

  • Prov 20:3
    76%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    76%

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

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

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

  • Prov 22:3
    76%

    3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

  • Eccl 2:14
    76%

    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 26:12
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:1
    76%

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

  • Prov 18:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    75%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    75%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Ps 92:6
    75%

    6How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Prov 8:5
    74%

    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.