Proverbs 28:11

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

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  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache.
  • Eccl 9:15-17 : 15 And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man. 16 Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde. 17 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles.
  • 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.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them which are riche in this world, that they be not hie minded, nor trust in vncertayne riches: but in ye lyuyng God, which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy:
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he standeth thus in his owne conceipt, This do I thorowe the power of myne owne hande, & thorowe my wysdome: for I am wyse, I am he that remoue the landes of the people, I rob their treasure, and haue pulled downe the inhabitauntes like a valiaunt man. 14 My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest: and like as egges that were layde here and there, are gathered together, so do I gather all countreys, and there was none so bolde as to moue the winge, that dare open his mouth, or once whisper.
  • Ezek 28:3-5 : 3 Beholde, thou thinkest thy selfe wyser then Daniel, that there is no secretes hyd from thee. 4 With thy wisdome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee great welthines, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold. 5 With thy great wysedome and occupying hast thou encreased thy power, and because of thy great riches thy heart is proude.
  • Luke 16:13-14 : 13 No man can serue two maisters: For either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serue God, and Mammon. 14 All these thynges heard the pharisees also, which were couetous, and they mocked hym.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:
  • Job 32:9 : 9 Great men are not alway wyse, neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull:
  • Prov 18:11 : 11 The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt.
  • Prov 18:17 : 17 The righteous declareth his owne cause first him selfe, and his neighbour commeth and tryeth hym.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.
  • Prov 23:4 : 4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.
  • Prov 26:5 : 5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

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  • Prov 28:5-6
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    5Wicked men vnderstande not iudgement: but they that seeke the Lord, vnderstande all thinges.

    6Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.

  • Prov 18:11
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    11The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

    8With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

  • Eccl 9:15-16
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    15And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man.

    16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

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

  • Prov 28:22
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    22He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

  • 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 11:28
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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall: but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe.

  • Prov 14:20
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    20The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23The poore prayeth meekely: but the riche geueth a rough aunswere.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.

  • 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.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Who so causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit: but the iust shall haue the good in possession.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.

  • 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 28:26-27
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    26He that trusteth in his owne heart is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely shalbe safe.

    27He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When righteous men do reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tryed.

  • 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 28:8
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    8He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.

  • Prov 18:1-2
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    1Who so hath an earnest desire to wysdome he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine.

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

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8For what hath the wise more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore that he knoweth to walke with fooles before the lyuyng?

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • Ps 52:7
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    7Saying lo this is the man that put not the Lorde to be his strength: but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and strengthed him selfe in his wickednesse.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    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.

  • Jer 9:23
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    23Thus saith the Lorde: Let not the wise man reioyce in his wisdome, nor the strong man in his strength, neither the riche man in his riches:

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Riches maketh many frendes: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2The vngodly of a wylfulnesse persecuteth the poore: but euery one of them shalbe taken in the craftie wylines that they haue imagined.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.

  • 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 3:13
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    13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

  • Prov 28:16
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    16Where the prince is without vnderstanding, there is great oppression and wrong: but if he hateth couetousnes, he shall long raigne.

  • Prov 11:12
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    12A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.

  • Job 27:19
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    19When the riche man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers, they opened their eyes, and he was gone.

  • Prov 21:12-13
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    12The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

    13Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.