Proverbs 8:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:22 : 22 O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge?
  • Prov 1:4 : 4 To geue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng.
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 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. 18 I counsel thee to bye of me gold tryed in the fyre, that thou mayest be riche, and whyte rayment, that thou mayest be clothed, that thy fylthie nakednesse do not appeare, and annoynt thyne eyes with eye salue, that thou mayest see.
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The lawe of God is perfect, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of God is sure, and geueth wisdome vnto the simple.
  • Ps 94:8 : 8 Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised?
  • Prov 9:4 : 4 Who so is without knowledge, let him come hither: And to the vnwise she said,
  • Isa 42:13 : 13 The Lorde shall come foorth lyke a giaunt, and take a stomacke to him like a freshe man of warre: he shall roare and crye, and ouercome his enemies.
  • Isa 55:1-3 : 1 Come to the waters all ye that be thirstie, and ye that haue no money, come, bye, that ye may haue to eate: Come, bye wine and mylke without any money or money worth. 2 Wherfore do ye lay out any money for the thyng that feedeth not, and spende your labour about the thyng that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather vnto me, and ye shal eate of the best, and your soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse. 3 Encline your eares and come vnto me, take heede I say and your soule shall lyue: For I wyll make an euerlastyng couenaunt with you, euen the sure mercies of Dauid.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, that they may be turned from darknesse to lyght, & from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receaue forgeuenes of sinnes, & inheritaunce among them which are sanctified by fayth that is towarde me.
  • 1 Cor 1:28 : 28 And vnnoble thynges of the worlde, & thinges which are despysed, hath God chosen, yea and thinges which are not, to bryng to naught thynges that are:
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Knowe ye not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceaued: neither fornicatours, nor idolatours, nor adulterers, nor weaklinges, nor abusers of them selues with mankinde, 10 Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunckardes, nor cursed speakers, nor pyllers, shall inherite the kingdome of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are wasshed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are iustified in the name of the Lord Iesus, and by the spirite of our God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Ps 94:8
    82%

    8Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised?

  • Prov 14:33
    81%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    79%

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

  • Prov 1:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    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 15:14
    78%

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

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

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

  • Prov 9:4
    78%

    4Who so is without knowledge, let him come hither: And to the vnwise she said,

  • Prov 9:16
    78%

    16Who so is ignoraunt sayeth she let hym come hyther: and to the vnwyse she saith,

  • Prov 1:22
    78%

    22O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge?

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    77%

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

  • Prov 2:2
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:15
    76%

    15An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32For the turnyng away of the vnwise shall slay them, and the prosperitie of fooles shall destroy them.

  • Prov 5:1
    76%

    1My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

  • Jer 5:21
    75%

    21Heare this thou foolishe and vndiscreete people, ye haue eyes but ye see not, eares haue ye but ye heare not.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    75%

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

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande, but a fooles heart vpon his left.

    3A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

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

  • Prov 7:7
    75%

    7And behelde among the simple people and among the chyldren a young man voyde of wyt,

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4The heart of the wise is in the mourning house: but the heart of the foolishe is in the house of myrth.

    5It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Prov 8:4
    74%

    4It is you O ye men saith she whom I call, vnto the chyldren of men do I lyft vp my voyce.

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 23:19
    74%

    19My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

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

  • Eph 5:15
    74%

    15Take heede therfore howe ye walke circumspectlye: not as vnwyse, but as wyse,

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 1:2
    74%

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

  • Eccl 7:25
    74%

    25I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Job 34:2
    74%

    2Heare my wordes O ye wise men, hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding:

  • Prov 27:12
    73%

    12A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

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

  • Ps 92:6
    73%

    6An vnwise man doth not consider this: and a foole doth not vnderstande it.

  • Prov 8:6
    73%

    6Geue eare, for I wyll speake of great matters, and open my lippes to tell thinges that be right:

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 8:33
    73%

    33O geue eare vnto nurture, be wyse, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

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