Proverbs 13:16
A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
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- Eccl 10:3 : 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.
- Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
- Prov 21:24 : 24 He that is proude and arrogant; is called a scorner, whiche in his wrath worketh presumptuously.
- Isa 52:13 : 13 Beholde my seruaunt shal deale prosperously, therfore shal he be magnified, exalted, and greatly honoured.
- Matt 10:16 : 16 Beholde, I sende you foorth, as sheepe in the middest of woolfes. Be ye therfore wyse as serpentes, and harmelesse as doues.
- Rom 16:19 : 19 For your obedience is gone abrode vnto al men. I am glad therfore no doubt, of you: But yet I would haue you wise vnto that whiche is good, & simple concernyng euyll.
- 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, be not chyldren in wytte: Howbeit, as concerning maliciousnesse, be chyldren: but in wytte, be perfect.
- Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherfore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstandyng what the wyll of the Lord is.
- 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 And Nabal aunswered Dauids seruauntes, and said: Who is Dauid? and who is ye sonne of Isai? There is plentie of seruauntes now a dayes that breake away euery man from his maister. 11 Shal I then take my bread, my water, and my fleshe that I haue killed for my shearers, and geue it vnto men whom I wot not whence they be?
- 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore take heede, & see what thou shalt do: for surelie euyll will come vpon our maister and al his housholde, for he is so wicked, that a man can not speake to him.
- 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let not my lorde I pray thee regarde this wicked man Nabal: For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, & folly is with him: But I thyne handmayd sawe not the young men of my lorde whom thou sendedst.
- Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.
- Prov 12:22-23 : 22 The Lorde abhorreth lying lippes: but they that deale truely please hym. 23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
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23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
- Prov 14:6-83 verses85%
6 A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.
7 Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.
8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses84%
15 The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.
16 A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.
- Prov 14:15-184 verses83%
15 An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.
16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
17 An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.
18 The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.
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14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
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2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
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14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.
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11 A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.
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21 Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.
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22 Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.
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2 A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.
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33 Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.
- Eccl 10:2-32 verses79%
2 A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande, but a fooles heart vpon his left.
3 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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24 Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
- Prov 26:4-52 verses78%
4 Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.
5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.
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12 A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.
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7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.
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24 Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.
- Prov 17:27-282 verses78%
27 A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.
28 Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.
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23 A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.
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8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
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5 A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.
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16 Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?
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3 In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.
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7 Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.
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3 It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.
- Eccl 10:12-154 verses76%
12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
13 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.
14 A 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?
15 The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie.
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3 A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.
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14 For a wise man hath his eyes in his head, but the foole goeth in darknesse: I perceaued also that they both had one ende.
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12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.
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1 Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.
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15 A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.
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3 The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.
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20 He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.
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20 In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.
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6 An vnwise man doth not consider this: and a foole doth not vnderstande it.
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10 One reproofe more feareth a wise man, then an hundred stripes doth a foole.
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5 Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.