Proverbs 16:22

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.
  • Luke 6:39-40 : 39 And he put foorth a similitude vnto them: Can the blynde leade the blynde? Do they not both fall into the ditche? 40 The disciple is not aboue his maister: But whosoeuer wylbe a perfect disciple, shalbe as his maister is.
  • John 5:24 : 24 Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, he that heareth my worde, and beleueth on him that sent me, hath euerlastyng lyfe, and shall not come into dampnation, but is escaped from death vnto lyfe.
  • John 6:63 : 63 It is the spirite that quickeneth, the fleshe profiteth nothyng. The wordes that I speake vnto you, are spirite and lyfe.
  • John 6:68 : 68 Then Simon Peter aunswered him: Lorde, to who shall we go? Thou hast the wordes of eternall lyfe:
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.
  • 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 15:28 : 28 The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.
  • Prov 18:4 : 4 The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone, they be the blynde leaders of the blynde. If the blynde leade the blynde, both shall fall into the dytche.
  • Matt 23:16-26 : 16 Wo be vnto you ye blynde guides: for ye say, whosoeuer doth sweare by the temple, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is a detter. 17 Ye fooles and blynde. For whether is greater, the golde, or the temple that sanctifieth the golde? 18 And whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gyft that is vpon it, he is a detter. 19 Ye fooles and blynde, for whether is greater, the gyft: or the aulter that sanctifieth the gyft? 20 Who so therfore sweareth by the aulter, sweareth by it, and by all thynges theron. 21 And who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by hym that dwelleth therin. 22 And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by hym that sitteth theron. 23 Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye tythe mynt, and annise, and cummyn: and haue left the wayghtier matters of the lawe, iudgement, mercy, and fayth. These ought ye to haue done, and not to leaue the other vndone. 24 Ye blynde guides, which strayne out a gnat, and swalowe a Camel. 25 Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites: for ye make cleane the vtter syde of the cup, & of the platter: but within they are full of brybery & excesse. 26 Thou blynde Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outsyde of them may be cleane also.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:14
    84%

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

  • Prov 16:23
    84%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

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

  • Prov 14:33
    82%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    80%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    80%

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    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 16:21
    80%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    80%

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

  • Prov 1:4-7
    4 verses
    79%

    4To geue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng.

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

    6To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

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

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

  • Prov 15:2
    79%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    79%

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

  • Prov 8:5
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

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

  • Prov 12:15
    77%

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

  • Prov 2:6
    77%

    6For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 1:2
    76%

    2To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

  • Prov 9:6
    76%

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

  • Prov 10:23
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

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

  • Prov 15:32
    76%

    32He that refuseth to be refourmed, dispiseth his owne soule: but he that submitteth him selfe to correction, is wyse.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    76%

    8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

  • Prov 19:8
    76%

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

  • Prov 16:16
    75%

    16To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.

  • Prov 3:13
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:21
    75%

    21The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.

  • Prov 10:17
    75%

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

  • Prov 14:29
    75%

    29He that is patient hath much vnderstanding: but he that is soone displeased, exalteth foolishnesse.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

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

  • Prov 9:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.

    10The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisdome: and the knowledge of holy thinges, is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 12:1
    74%

    1Who so loueth correction loueth knowledge: but he that hateth to be reproued is a foole.

  • Prov 4:7
    74%

    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 2:10
    74%

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

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

  • Prov 2:2
    74%

    2That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 20:5
    74%

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