Proverbs 14:8

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

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  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • Col 1:9-9 : 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.
  • 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.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!
  • Ps 119:34-35 : 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with all my heart. 35 Lead me in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it.
  • Ps 119:73 : 73 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
  • Ps 143:8 : 8 Let me hear of your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
  • Prov 2:9 : 9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.
  • Prov 8:20 : 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.
  • Jer 13:20 : 20 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you—the sheep of your glorious care?
  • Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:15-16
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    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

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

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

  • Prov 14:6-7
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    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.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    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 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • 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 14:24
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    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

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

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • 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 14:15-16
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    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.

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

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 10:8-9
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    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.

  • 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 10:14
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    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 14:9
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    9Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

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

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

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

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

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

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

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

  • Prov 1:7
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    7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 22:3
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    3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

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

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Ephraim, 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.

  • 1 Cor 3:19
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    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'