Proverbs 24:7

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:6 : 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.
  • Ps 10:5 : 5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he sneers at them.
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
  • Ps 92:5-6 : 5 For You have made me glad by Your work, O LORD; I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands. 6 How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!
  • Job 5:4 : 4 His children are far from safety; they are crushed at the gate with no one to deliver them.
  • Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square, 8 the young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged stood and rose to their feet. 9 Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. 11 For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me. 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth. 18 I said, 'I will die with my nest, and my days will be as numerous as the sand.' 19 My roots spread out to the waters, and the dew stayed overnight on my branches. 20 My glory is renewed within me, and my bow in my hand is made strong again. 21 People listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel. 22 After I spoke, they did not speak again, and my words fell gently upon them. 23 They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouths wide for the spring rain. 24 When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it; and the light of my face brought them no discouragement. 25 I chose their way and sat as their chief; I lived as a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.
  • Job 31:21 : 21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.
  • Prov 17:24 : 24 Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate.
  • Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
  • Isa 29:21 : 21 Those who cause humanity to sin with a word, who set traps for the one who rebukes in the gate, and who twist justice by making the righteous nothing, will be judged.
  • Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:9
    80%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 10:14
    78%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    77%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:28
    77%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

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

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

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

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

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

  • Eccl 10:3
    75%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    75%

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

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:7
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

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

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    74%

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

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

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

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

  • Eccl 9:17
    74%

    17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Prov 18:2
    74%

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

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6 A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 16:22
    74%

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

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

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

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

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

  • Prov 1:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 Wisdom cries aloud in the streets; in the public squares, she raises her voice.

    21 At the head of the noisy streets, she calls out; at the city gates, she makes her speech.

  • Prov 10:21
    73%

    21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

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

  • Prov 26:12
    72%

    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
    72%

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

  • Prov 8:5
    72%

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

  • Ps 92:6
    72%

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

  • 1 Cor 3:19
    72%

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

  • Prov 24:6
    72%

    6 For with wise counsel you wage war, and in an abundance of advisers there is victory.

  • Prov 19:10
    72%

    10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 9:13
    72%

    13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

  • Prov 14:18
    72%

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

  • Prov 26:9
    71%

    9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 17:7
    71%

    7 Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!