Proverbs 29:20

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Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:19 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.
  • Prov 21:5 : 5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words.
  • Prov 29:11 : 11 A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:12
    84%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    79%

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

  • Prov 14:29
    78%

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

  • Prov 29:19
    77%

    19A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; even if he understands, he will not respond.

  • Prov 29:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Eccl 10:12-14
    3 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?

  • Prov 19:10
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

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

  • Prov 19:1
    75%

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

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    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.

    6Whoever sends a message by the hands of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    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 17:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    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 10:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Eccl 7:9
    74%

    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Prov 14:7
    74%

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

  • Eccl 9:17
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:21
    74%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 29:9
    73%

    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Prov 21:20
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

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

  • Prov 18:13
    73%

    13To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.

  • Eccl 5:3
    73%

    3When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

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

  • Prov 17:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

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

  • Prov 20:3
    73%

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

  • Prov 30:22
    73%

    22A servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

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

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Eccl 4:13
    72%

    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Prov 15:2
    72%

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

  • Eccl 10:3
    72%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

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

  • Job 41:9
    72%

    9They are joined to one another; they stick together and cannot be separated.