Proverbs 15:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:14 : 14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lorde God hath geuen me a well learned tongue, so that I can comfort them that are troubled, yea & that in due season: he wakeneth mine eare vp betymes in the mornyng, betymes in the mornyng I say he wyll waken mine eare, that I might hearke as to the schoolemaisters.
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth, but that whiche is good to edifie withal, as oft as neede is, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
  • Prov 16:13 : 13 Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer. 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
  • Eccl 3:1 : 1 Euery thyng hath a tyme, yea all that is vnder the heaue hath his conuenient season.
  • Prov 24:26 : 26 Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere.
  • 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 And Dauid said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meete me. 33 Blessed is thy saying, and blessed art thou which hast kept me this day from comming to shed blood, & from auengeing my selfe with myne owne hande.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

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

  • Prov 15:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    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 12:25
    75%

    25Heauinesse discourageth the heart of man: but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.

  • Prov 25:11
    75%

    11A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    74%

    20A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

    21Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.

  • Prov 16:23-24
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    74%

    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

    24Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

    1A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1A soft aunswere appeaseth wrath: but rough wordes stirre vp anger.

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

  • Prov 23:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome, my heart also shall reioyce:

    16Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.

  • Prov 16:13
    73%

    13Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.

  • Prov 24:25-26
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    73%

    25But they that rebuke the vngodly in them doth God delight, and a rych blessing shall come vpon them.

    26Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere.

  • Prov 3:13
    73%

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

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

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

  • Prov 13:2
    72%

    2Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

  • Prov 18:4
    72%

    4The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.

  • Prov 16:20-21
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    72%

    20He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.

    21Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.

  • Prov 22:18
    71%

    18For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • Prov 15:13
    71%

    13A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.

  • Prov 21:23
    71%

    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 15:30
    71%

    30The clearnes of the eye reioyseth the heart, & a good name feedeth the bones.

  • Eccl 5:20
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    20For he thinketh not much howe long he shall lyue, forasmuch as God fylleth his heart with gladnesse.

  • Prov 17:22
    70%

    22A mery heart make a lustie age: but a sorowfull minde dryeth vp the bones.

  • Prov 17:27
    70%

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

  • Prov 15:28
    70%

    28The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.

  • Prov 23:24
    70%

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wyse chylde, shall haue ioy of hym.

  • Prov 27:19
    70%

    19Like as in one water there appeare diuers faces: euen so diuers men haue diuers heartes.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

  • Prov 20:5
    70%

    5Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.

  • Prov 18:16
    70%

    16A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.

  • Prov 27:9
    70%

    9Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.

  • Prov 10:31
    70%

    31The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

  • Prov 10:19
    69%

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

  • Prov 29:20
    69%

    20Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

  • Prov 27:11
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    11My sonne be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

  • Prov 1:5
    69%

    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 20:15
    69%

    15There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell.

  • Luke 6:45
    69%

    45A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.

  • Eccl 8:5
    69%

    5Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall feele no harme: but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement.

  • Prov 29:11
    69%

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