Proverbs 26:12
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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- Prov 29:20 : 20 Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.
- Matt 21:31 : 31 Whether of them twayne did the wyl of the father? And they saide vnto him, the first. Iesus sayth vnto them: Ueryly I saye vnto you, that publicanes & harlottes go into the kingdome of God, before you.
- Prov 26:5 : 5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.
- Rom 12:16 : 16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
- 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse. 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.
- Prov 28:11 : 11 The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.
- 2 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Moreouer, we do you to wite brethren, of the grace of God, which was geuen in the Churches of Macedonia. 2 Howe that ye aboundance of their reioycing is, that they are tryed with muche tribulation. And though they were exceedyng poore, yet haue they geuen exceedyng rychlye, and that in singlenesse.
- Rev 3:17 : 17 Because thou sayest, I am riche and increased with goodes, and haue neede of nothyng: & knowest not howe that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poore, and blynde, and naked.
- Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache.
- Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:
- Prov 22:29 : 29 Seest thou not that they which be diligent in their businesse stande before kinges, & not among the simple people?
- Luke 7:44 : 44 And he turned to the woman, & sayde vnto Simon: Seest thou this woman? I entred into thyne house, thou gauest me no water for my feete, but she hath wasshed my feete with teares, & wyped them with the heeres of her head.
- Luke 18:11 : 11 The pharisee stoode and prayed thus with hym selfe: God, I thanke thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or as this publicane.
Similar Verses (AI)
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20 Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.
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11 Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite: euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe.
- Prov 26:4-52 verses80%
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.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses80%
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 14:7-82 verses78%
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 14:15-162 verses77%
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.
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26 He that trusteth in his owne heart is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely shalbe safe.
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23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
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11 The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.
- Eccl 10:2-32 verses76%
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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16 A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
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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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16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache.
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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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1 Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.
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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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21 Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.
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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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13 The slouthfull saith, there is a lion in the way, and a lion in the middest of the streates.
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12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
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33 Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.
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24 Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
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24 Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.
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12 It were better to meete a shee beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole trusting in his foolishnesse.
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18 Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.
- Eccl 2:14-152 verses73%
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.
15 Then thought I in my mynde, yf it happen vnto the foole as it doth vnto me, what needeth me then to labour any more for wisdome? So I confessed within my heart that this also was but vanitie.
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3 The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.
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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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21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.
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6 An vnwise man doth not consider this: and a foole doth not vnderstande it.
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8 For what hath the wise more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore that he knoweth to walke with fooles before the lyuyng?
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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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7 Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.
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9 Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.
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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?
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9 As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde: so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
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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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5 It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:
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8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
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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 Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised?
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22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole with a pestel in a morter like furmentie corne: yet wyll not his foolishnes go from hym.
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5 Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.
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9 If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.