Proverbs 12:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane: but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 The pharisee stoode and prayed thus with hym selfe: God, I thanke thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or as this publicane.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.
  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that thynke them selues cleane, and yet is not cleansed from their filthinesse.
  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 A poore chylde beyng wise, is better then an olde kyng that doteth, and can not beware in tyme to come.
  • Jer 38:15-28 : 15 Then Ieremie aunswered Zedekia, If I be playne vnto thee, thou wylt cause me to suffer death: yf I geue thee counsayle, thou wylt not folowe me. 16 So the kyng swore an oth secretely to Ieremie, saying: As the Lorde liueth that made vs these soules, I wyll not slay thee, nor geue thee into the handes of them that seke after thy lyfe. 17 Then sayde Ieremie vnto Zedekia, Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel: If case be that thou wylt go foorth vnto the kyng of Babylons princes, thou shalt saue thy lyfe, and this citie shall not be brent, yea both thou and thy housholde shall escape with your lyues: 18 But yf thou wylt not go foorth to the kyng of Babylons princes, then shall this citie be deliuered into the handes of the Chaldees, which shall set fire vpon it, and thou shalt not be able to escape them. 19 And Zedekia said vnto Ieremie: I am afrayde for the Iewes that are fled vnto the Chaldees, lest I come into their handes, & so they to haue me in derision. 20 But Ieremie aunswered, No, they shall not betray thee: O hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde I beseche thee, which I speake vnto thee, so shalt thou be well, and saue thy lyfe: 21 But yf thou wylt not go foorth, the Lorde hath tolde me this playnely, 22 Beholde, all the women that are left in the kyng of Iudas house, shalbe led foorth vnto the kyng of Babylons princes: and they shall say, thou art deceaued, and the men in whom thou didst put thy trust, haue gotten thee vnder, & set thy feete fast in the mire, and gone their way from thee. 23 Therfore all thy wyues with thy children shall they leade foorth vnto the Chaldees, and thou shalt not escape their handes: but shalt be the kyng of Babylons prisoner, and this citie shalt thou cause to be burnt. 24 Then sayde Zedekia vnto Ieremie: Loke that no body knowe of these wordes, and thou shalt not dye. 25 But yf the princes perceaue that I haue talked with thee, and come vnto thee, saying: O speake, what sayde the kyng to thee, hyde it not from vs, and we wyll not put thee to death: tell vs (we pray thee) what sayde the kyng to thee? 26 See thou geue them this aunswere: I haue humbly besought the kyng that he wyll let me lye no more in Iehonathans house, that I dye not there. 27 Then came all the princes vnto Ieremie, and asked hym: and he tolde them after the maner as the kyng bad hym. Then they helde their peace, and let hym alone: for they perceaued nothyng. 28 So Ieremie abode styll in the fore entrie of the prison, vntyll the day that Hierusalem was wonne.
  • Prov 28:11 : 11 The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:7-8
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    83%

    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 12:16
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    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.

  • Prov 15:20-22
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    81%

    20A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.

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

    22Thoughtes without counsayle shall come to naught: but wheras men are that can geue good counsayle, there is stedfastnesse.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande, but a fooles heart vpon his left.

    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 26:5
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    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.

  • 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 17:24
    79%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

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

  • Prov 28:26
    78%

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

  • 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 10:8-9
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    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.

  • Prov 15:2
    78%

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

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.

    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 14:24
    77%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    77%

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

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

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

  • Eccl 10:12
    77%

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

  • Prov 14:12
    76%

    12There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

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

  • Eccl 7:5
    76%

    5It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

  • Prov 21:2
    76%

    2Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.

  • Prov 19:1
    76%

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

  • Prov 23:9
    76%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    76%

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

  • Eccl 2:14
    76%

    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.

  • Prov 10:17
    75%

    17Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • Prov 19:20
    75%

    20O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.

  • Prov 1:5
    75%

    5The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 27:12
    75%

    12A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.

  • Prov 10:23
    75%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    75%

    29Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

  • Prov 15:31
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    31The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.