Proverbs 20:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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  • Prov 3:15 : 15 She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
  • Prov 8:11 : 11 For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught. 21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.
  • Prov 16:21 : 21 Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.
  • Prov 16:24 : 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
  • Eccl 12:9-9 : 9 The preacher was yet more wyse, and taught the people knowledge, he gaue good heede, sought out the ground, and set foorth many parables: 10 His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth. 11 For the wordes of the wyse are like prickes and nayles that go thorowe, of the auctoures of gatheringes which are geuen of one shephearde.
  • Rom 10:14-15 : 14 Howe then shall they call on hym, on whom they haue not beleued? Howe shall they beleue on hym of whom they haue not hearde? Howe shal they heare, without a preacher? 15 And howe shall they preache, except they be sent? As it is written: Howe beautifull are the feete of them whiche bryng good tydynges of peace, & bryng good tydynges of good thynges.
  • 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.
  • Job 28:12-19 : 12 Where then is wysdome founde? and where is the place of vnderstanding? 13 Ueryly no man can tell howe worthy a thing she is, neither is she found in the lande of them that lyue. 14 The deepe sayth, She is not in me: the sea sayth, She is not with me. 15 She can not be gotten for golde, neither may the price of her be bought with any siluer. 16 No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onix stones, no Saphires may be valued with her. 17 No, neither golde nor christall shall be equall vnto it, nor her exchaunge shalbe for the plate of fine golde. 18 No mention shalbe made of Corall nor of the Gabis: for wisdome is more precious then pearles. 19 The Topas of Ethiopia shall not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure golde.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:

    11For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it.

  • Job 28:15-20
    6 verses
    78%

    15She can not be gotten for golde, neither may the price of her be bought with any siluer.

    16No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onix stones, no Saphires may be valued with her.

    17No, neither golde nor christall shall be equall vnto it, nor her exchaunge shalbe for the plate of fine golde.

    18No mention shalbe made of Corall nor of the Gabis: for wisdome is more precious then pearles.

    19The Topas of Ethiopia shall not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure golde.

    20Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

  • Prov 3:14-16
    3 verses
    77%

    14For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof is better then golde.

    15She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.

    16In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour.

  • Prov 5:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.

    3For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle:

  • Prov 15:7
    75%

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

  • Prov 20:14
    75%

    14It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth of his peny worth.

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 16:16
    74%

    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 10:14
    74%

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

  • Prov 16:23
    74%

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

  • Prov 20:16
    73%

    16Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger: and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake.

  • Prov 24:4
    73%

    4Thorowe discretion shall the chaumbers be filled with all costly and pleasaunt riches.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Prov 10:19-21
    3 verses
    73%

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

    20The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught.

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

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

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

  • Prov 2:6
    73%

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

  • Prov 22:18
    72%

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

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:12
    72%

    12For wysdome defendeth aswell as money, and the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession.

  • Prov 11:22
    72%

    22A faire woman without discrete maners, is lyke a ryng of golde in a swines snoute.

  • Prov 22:1
    71%

    1A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour is better then siluer and golde.

  • Job 28:6
    71%

    6The stones of it are a place of Saphires, and the dust of it is golde.

  • Prov 24:14
    71%

    14So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.

  • Prov 31:10
    71%

    10Who so fyndeth an honest faythfull woman, she is much more worth then pearles.

  • Prov 18:15
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:8
    71%

    8A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it: but vnto whom soeuer it turneth, it maketh hym vnwise.

  • Prov 2:10
    71%

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

  • Prov 14:7
    71%

    7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

  • Prov 12:23
    71%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

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

  • Prov 18:4
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:31
    70%

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

  • Ps 19:10
    70%

    10They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe.

  • Prov 2:4
    70%

    4If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures:

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

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

  • Eccl 10:12
    70%

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

  • Prov 21:6
    70%

    6To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.