Proverbs 11:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:21 : 21 Who so dispiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore.
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 All these thynges heard the pharisees also, which were couetous, and they mocked hym.
  • Luke 18:9 : 9 And he tolde this parable vnto certayne which trusted in them selues, that they were perfect, and despised other.
  • John 7:48-52 : 48 Doth any of the rulers or of the pharisees beleue on hym? 49 But this common people which know not the lawe, are cursed. 50 Nicodemus sayth vnto the, he that came to Iesus by nyght, and was one of them: 51 Doth our lawe iudge any man, before it heare hym, and knowe what he hath done? 52 They aunswered, and saide vnto him: Art thou also of Galilee? Search & loke: For out of Galilee aryseth no prophete.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Whiche when he was reuiled, reuiled not agayne: when he suffred, he threatned not, but committed the vengeaunce to him that iudgeth righteously.
  • Judg 9:27-29 : 27 And they went out into the fieldes, and gathered in their grapes, & trode them, and made mery, & went into the house of their god, and dyd eate and drinke, and cursed Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the sonne of Obed sayde: what is Abimelech? & what is Sichem, that we shoulde serue him? Is he not the sonne of Ierobaal? & Zebul is his officer? Serue such as come of Hemor the father of Sichem: for what reason is it that we shoulde serue him? 29 Woulde God this people were vnder my hande, then would I take Abimelech out of ye way. And he spake against Abimelech: Make thine hoast greater, and go out.
  • Judg 9:38 : 38 Then sayd Zebul vnto him: Where is nowe thy mouth that said, what felowe is Abimelech, that we should serue him? Is not this the people that thou hast despysed? Go out now & fight with the.
  • 1 Sam 10:27 : 27 But the children of Belial sayd: Howe shall he saue vs? And they despised him, and, brought him no presentes: And he helde his tongue.
  • 2 Kgs 18:36 : 36 But the people held their peace, and aunswered not him a word: for the king had commaunded, saying: Aunswere hym not.
  • Neh 4:2-4 : 2 And sayde before his brethren and the souldiers of Samaria: what do these impotent Iewes? will the heathen suffer them? shall they offer? shal they perfourme it in one day? shal they make the stones whole againe that are brought to dust and brent? 3 And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and sayde: Though they buyld, yet if a foxe go vp, he shall breake downe their stony wall. 4 Heare O thou our God, for we are despised, turne their shame vpon their owne head, & geue them ouer into despising in the lande of their captiuitie.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Haue mercy vpon vs O God, haue mercy vpon vs: for we haue suffered enough of dispite. 4 Our soule is filled with the scornefull reprofe of the wealthy: and with the dispitefulnes of the proude.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:27-28
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    77%

    27A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.

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

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • Prov 11:13
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    13A dissemblyng person wyll discouer priuie thynges: but he that is of a faythfull heart wyll kepe counsayle.

  • Prov 12:8-9
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    8A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.

    9He that is dispised and is yet his owne man, is better then the glorious that lacketh bread.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29He that is patient hath much vnderstanding: but he that is soone displeased, exalteth foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    74%

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

    17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.

  • Prov 19:8
    74%

    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    13In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe.

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

  • Job 13:5
    73%

    5Woulde God ye kept your tongue, for then might ye be taken for wise men.

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • Prov 14:21
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    21Who so dispiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore.

  • Prov 15:21
    72%

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

  • Prov 25:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.

    9Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe, and discouer not thy secrete to another:

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    72%

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

    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Ps 15:3
    72%

    3He that backbyteth not with his tongue: nor doth any euil to his felowe, nor rayseth a slaunder vpon his neyghbour.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    72%

    6A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.

    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 15:32
    72%

    32He that refuseth to be refourmed, dispiseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to correction, is wyse.

  • Prov 29:8-9
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    72%

    8Scornefull men bryng a citie into a snare: but wise men turne away wrath.

    9If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.

  • Prov 23:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 17:18
    72%

    18Who so promiseth by the hande and is suretie for his neighbour, he is a foole.

  • Prov 11:11
    72%

    11In the blessyng of the ryghteous the citie is exalted: but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked.

  • Eccl 9:16
    72%

    16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.

  • Prov 14:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2He that walketh vpryghtlye, feareth the Lorde: but he that turneth hym selfe from his wayes, dispiseth hym.

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

  • Prov 19:11
    71%

    11A wyse man can put of displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faultes passe.

  • Prov 13:16
    71%

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

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

  • Prov 15:5
    71%

    5A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.

  • Eccl 10:12
    70%

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

  • Prov 20:3
    70%

    3It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.

  • Prov 26:19
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    19So doth a dissembler with his neighbour, and saith, am not I in sport?

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 11:9
    70%

    9The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the iust be deliuered.

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.