Proverbs 9:6

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Prov 4:11 : 11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have guided you along straight paths.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. 15 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For through me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
  • Prov 10:17 : 17 The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the path is broad that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 For the gate is narrow, and the way is difficult that leads to life, and only a few find it.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 With many other words he warned them, and he kept urging them, 'Be saved from this corrupt generation.'
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.'
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins and so that you do not receive any of her plagues.'
  • Ps 26:4-6 : 4 I do not sit with deceitful people, nor do I associate with hypocrites. 5 I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will go around Your altar, Lord,
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Daughters of kings are among your noble women; at your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    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 8:5
    79%

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

  • Prov 9:16
    79%

    16 "Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:

  • Prov 9:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4 "Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:

    5 Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.

  • 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 1:32
    75%

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

  • 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 21:16
    75%

    16 A person who wanders from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17 The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    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 23:9
    74%

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

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15 My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

    15 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

  • Prov 4:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5 Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

    6 Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you.

    7 Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding.

  • Prov 14:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:25
    73%

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

  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

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

    6 To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

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

  • Prov 15:24
    73%

    24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

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

  • Ps 94:8
    73%

    8 Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

    17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

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

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right path.

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

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

  • Eph 5:15
    72%

    15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

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

  • Prov 9:9
    72%

    9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.

  • Prov 13:14
    72%

    14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, helping one turn away from the traps of death.

  • Prov 8:33
    72%

    33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not neglect it.

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

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

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23 He will die for lack of discipline, and in the abundance of his folly, he will go astray.

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