Ecclesiastes 10:3

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:16 : 16 A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
  • Prov 18:2 : 2 A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.
  • Prov 18:6 : 6 A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 For where much carefulnesse is, there are many dreames: and where many wordes are, there men may heare fooles.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 And it seemeth to them an inconuenient thyng, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote, and therefore speake they euyll of you:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Eccl 10:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1A dead flye doth corrupt sweete oyntment, and maketh it to stinke: Euen so oft tymes he that hath ben had in estimation for wysdome and honour, is abhorred because of a litle foolishnesse.

    2A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande, but a fooles heart vpon his left.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
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    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

    13The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.

    14A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?

    15The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    80%

    7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Prov 13:16
    79%

    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Prov 19:3
    79%

    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 15:21
    78%

    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 26:4-6
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    78%

    4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

    6As he that cutteth of his messengers feete endamageth himselfe: so doth he that committeth a message to a foole.

  • Eccl 2:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14For a wise man hath his eyes in his head, but the foole goeth in darknesse: I perceaued also that they both had one ende.

    15Then thought I in my mynde, yf it happen vnto the foole as it doth vnto me, what needeth me then to labour any more for wisdome? So I confessed within my heart that this also was but vanitie.

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

    11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • Prov 14:33
    77%

    33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Prov 10:8-10
    3 verses
    77%

    8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

    9He that walketh vprightly, walketh surely: but whoso goeth a wrong way, shalbe knowen.

    10He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 14:16
    77%

    16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • Prov 17:28
    76%

    28Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.

  • Prov 23:9
    76%

    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 26:11-12
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    76%

    11Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite: euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe.

    12If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.

  • Prov 17:24
    76%

    24Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

    16Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?

  • Prov 24:7
    75%

    7Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 10:23
    75%

    23A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26He that trusteth in his owne heart is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely shalbe safe.

  • Prov 13:20
    75%

    20He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.

  • Prov 19:1
    75%

    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Prov 12:23
    75%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

    3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.

    19For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 18:6
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    6A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.

  • Eccl 6:8
    73%

    8For what hath the wise more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore that he knoweth to walke with fooles before the lyuyng?

  • Prov 10:18
    73%

    18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Eccl 7:6
    73%

    6For the laughyng of fooles is like the cracking of thornes vnder a pot: and that is but a vayne thing.

  • Ps 49:10
    73%

    10For he seeth that wyse men dye: and that the foole and ignoraunt perishe together, and leaue their riches for other.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.