Proverbs 14:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:35 : 35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
  • Prov 4:7-9 : 7 Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding. 8 Prize her, and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her. 9 She will place a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of splendor.
  • Prov 11:29-30 : 29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
  • Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
  • Jer 44:17 : 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
  • Matt 23:29-32 : 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, 30 and you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your forefathers' sins!
  • 2 Tim 4:8 : 8 Now there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.
  • 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 14:24
    83%

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    81%

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

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

  • Prov 14:6-9
    4 verses
    80%

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

    7 Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    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.

  • Prov 14:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

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

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

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

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

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

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

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

  • Prov 27:12
    78%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    78%

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

  • Prov 22:3
    78%

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

  • Prov 3:35
    78%

    35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

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

  • Prov 18:15
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    76%

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

  • Prov 21:11
    76%

    11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wise; when a wise person is instructed, they increase in knowledge.

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32 For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

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

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4 To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—

    5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:25
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:2
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

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

  • Prov 1:22
    75%

    22 How long, simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 14:29
    74%

    29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    74%

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

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    73%

    6 Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 1:7
    73%

    7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

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

    2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

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

  • Prov 18:2
    73%

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

  • Eccl 1:18
    73%

    18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

  • Prov 13:10
    72%

    10 Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    72%

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

Created by Digify•Powered by SQLExpert
© 2025 Bibelvers. All rights reserved.