Proverbs 13:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Good vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:4 : 4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstandyng in the sight of God and men.
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 Thine owne wickednesse shall reproue thee, and thy turnyng away shall condempne thee: that thou mayest knowe and vnderstand howe euyll and hurtfull a thyng it is, that thou hast forsaken the Lorde thy God, and hast not feared me, saith the Lorde God of hoastes.
  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Iesus increased in wisedome and stature, and in fauour with God & men.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 And deliuered hym out of all his aduersities, and gaue hym fauour & wisedome in the syght of Pharao kyng of Egypt: and he made hym gouernour ouer Egypt, & ouer all his housholde.
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruite had ye then in those thynges, wherof ye are nowe ashamed? For the ende of those thynges, is death.
  • Prov 4:19 : 19 But the way of the vngodly is as the darkenesse, they knowe not where they fall.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the kyng: but his wrath is agaynst hym that doth dishonour hym.
  • Prov 15:10 : 10 Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way: and who so hateth correction shall dye.
  • 1 Sam 18:14-16 : 14 And Dauid behaued him selfe wisely in all his wayes, and the Lorde was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul sawe that he was so exceeding wise, he was afrayde of him. 16 But all Israel and Iuda loued Dauid, because he went out and in before them.
  • Ps 95:9-9 : 9 When your fathers tempted me, proued me: yea after they had seene my worke. 10 Fourtie yeres long was I greeued with that generation: and I sayde this people erreth in heart, and they haue not knowen my wayes. 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath: that they shoulde not enter at all into my rest.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The beginning of wysdome is the feare of God: all they haue a good vnderstanding that do his commaundements, the praise of it endureth for euer.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 14The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.

  • 9Who so is wise, shall vnderstande these thinges, and he that is right instruct wyll regarde them: for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, such as be godly wyll walke in them: as for the wicked, they shall stumble therin.

  • Prov 14:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

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

    9Fooles make but a sport of sinne: but there is a fauourable loue among the ryghteous.

  • 2A good man is acceptable vnto the Lorde: but the wicked imaginer wyll he condempne.

  • 3The innocent dealyng of the iust shall leade them: but the wickednesse of the offendours shalbe their owne destruction.

  • 6Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner.

  • 9Then shalt thou vnderstande righteousnesse, and iudgement, and equitie, yea and euery good path.

  • 29An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.

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

  • 4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstandyng in the sight of God and men.

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

  • 20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • 13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

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

  • Prov 28:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Wicked men vnderstande not iudgement: but they that seeke the Lord, vnderstande all thinges.

    6Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.

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

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    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.

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

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

  • 17The path of the ryghteous is to eschewe euyll, and who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.

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

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

  • 24The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.

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

  • 19The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the ryghteous is playne.

  • 27He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.

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

  • 10Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way: and who so hateth correction shall dye.

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

  • 15Whose wayes are croked, and they frowarde in their pathes.

  • 15A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.

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

  • 12The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: and he ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressours.

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    18The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.

    19The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good: and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous.

  • 13From such as leaue the wayes of righteousnesse, to walke in the wayes of darknesse:

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

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

  • 11Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

  • 20Therfore walke thou in the way of such as be vertuous, & kepe the pathes of the righteous.

  • 29The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly: but it is a feare for wicked doers.

  • 25If thou smytest a scornefull person, the ignoraunt shall take better heede: and if thou reprouest one that hath vnderstanding, he wyll be the wyser.

  • 23The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

  • 14Well is hym that standeth alway in awe: as for hym that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 15:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

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

    6The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.

  • 10Who so causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit: but the iust shall haue the good in possession.

  • 21Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward.