Proverbs 14:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherfore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstandyng what the wyll of the Lord is.
  • Col 1:9-9 : 9 For this cause we also, sence ye day we hearde, haue not ceassed to pray for you, and to desire that ye myght be fulfylled with knowledge of his wyll, in all wisdome & spiritual vnderstandyng, 10 That ye myght walke worthie of the Lorde in all pleasyng, beyng fruitefull in all good workes, and encreasyng in the knowledge of God,
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But the euyll men and deceauers, shall waxe worse and worse, deceauyng and deceaued.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from an infant thou hast knowen the scriptures, which are able to make thee wyse vnto saluation, thorowe fayth which is in Christe Iesus. 16 All scripture is geuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to doctrine, to reproue, to correction, to instruction which is in ryghteousnesse, 17 That the man of God may be perfect, instructed vnto all good workes.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is a wise man, and endued with knoweledge among you? let him shewe his workes out of good conuersation with mekenesse of wisdome.
  • 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.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 I wishe that my wayes were directed: for to kepe thy statutes.
  • Ps 119:34-35 : 34 Geue me vnderstanding, & I wil kepe thy law: yea I wyll kepe it with my whole heart. 35 Leade me in the path of thy comaundementes: for therin is my delyght.
  • Ps 119:73 : 73 Iod Thy handes haue made me and fashioned me: geue me vnderstanding, and I will learne thy comaundementes.
  • Ps 143:8 : 8 Cause me to heare of thy louyng kindnesse betymes in the mornyng: for in thee is my trust. Make me to knowe the way that I shoulde walke in: for I lyft vp my soule vnto thee.
  • Prov 2:9 : 9 Then shalt thou vnderstande righteousnesse, and iudgement, and equitie, yea and euery good path.
  • Prov 8:20 : 20 I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement:
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.
  • Jer 13:20 : 20 Lyft vp your eyes, and beholde them that come from the north, where is the flocke O thou lande that was geuen thee? and where are thy fat and riche sheepe?
  • Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I wyll saye to my soule: Soule, thou hast much goods layed vp in store for many yeres, take thyne ease, eate, drynke, and be mery. 20 But God sayde vnto hym: Thou foole, this nyght wyll they fetch awaye thy soule againe fro thee: Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided?
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 To lay downe, accordyng to the former conuersation, ye olde man, which is corrupt, accordyng to the lustes of error:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
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    85%

    15Good vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers.

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

  • 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 14:6-7
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    84%

    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.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    83%

    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 15:21
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    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • 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 14:24
    82%

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

  • Prov 8:5
    82%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    82%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    82%

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

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Prov 15:14
    81%

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

  • 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 14:18
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    18The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 10:8-9
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    80%

    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.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    80%

    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 10:14
    79%

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

  • Prov 14:9
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    9Fooles make but a sport of sinne: but there is a fauourable loue among the ryghteous.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • 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 24:7
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    7Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

  • 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.

  • Ps 94:8
    78%

    8Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised?

  • 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.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    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 27:12
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    12A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 17:16
    77%

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

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4The heart of the wise is in the mourning house: but the heart of the foolishe is in the house of myrth.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turnyng away of the vnwise shall slay them, and the prosperitie of fooles shall destroy them.

  • 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.

  • Prov 28:26
    77%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

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

  • Prov 1:7
    76%

    7The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

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

  • Prov 22:3
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    3A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.

  • 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 19:1
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    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Hos 14:9
    76%

    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.

  • 1 Cor 3:19
    76%

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