Proverbs 9:12
If thou be wise, thy wysdome shal do thy selfe good: but if thou thinkest scorne therof, it shalbe thine owne harme.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 22:2-3 : 2 May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise may be profitable vnto him selfe? 3 Is it any aduauntage to the almightie that thou art righteous? or shall it profite him that thou makest thy wayes perfect?
- Job 22:21 : 21 Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well.
- Job 35:6-7 : 6 If thou hast sinned, what hast thou done against him? If thyne offences be many, what hast thou done vnto him? 7 If thou be righteous, what geuest thou him? or what wyll he receaue of thyne hande?
- Prov 16:26 : 26 A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.
- Isa 28:22 : 22 Nowe therefore see that ye be no mockers, lest your punishment increase: For I hearde of the Lorde of hoastes, that there shall come a short ende vpon the whole earth.
- Ezek 18:20 : 20 The same soule that sinneth shall dye, the sonne shall not beare the fathers iniquitie, neither shall the father beare the sonnes iniquitie: the righteousnesse of the righteous shalbe vpon hym, and the wickednesse of the wicked shalbe vpon him selfe also.
- 2 Pet 3:3-4 : 3 This first vnderstande, that there shall come in the laste dayes mockers, whiche wyll walke after their owne lustes, 4 And say: Where is the promise of his commyng? For sence the fathers dyed, all thynges continue a lyke from the begynnyng of the creation.
- 2 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yea almost in euery epistle, speakyng of such thinges: among which, are manye thynges harde to be vnderstande, which they that are vnlearned and vnstable, peruert, as they do also the other scriptures, vnto their owne destruction.
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13 A foolishe retchlesse woman full of wordes, and suche a one as hath no knowledge,
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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.
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6 Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.
7 Whoso reproueth a scornefull person, getteth him selfe dishonour: and he that rebuketh the vngodly, stayneth hym selfe.
8 Reproue not a scorner, lest he owe thee euyll will: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue thee.
9 Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.
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6 A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.
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.
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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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11 For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.
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35 The wyse shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promotion that fooles shall haue.
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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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11 When the scornefull is punished, the ignoraunt take the better heede: and when the wyse is instructed, he wyll receaue vnderstanding.
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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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33 If thou hast nothing, then heare me, and hold thy tongue, and I shall teache thee wysdome.
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5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.
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25 If thou smytest a scornefull person, the ignoraunt shall take better heede: and if thou reprouest one that hath vnderstanding, he wyll be the wyser.
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12 A scornefull body loueth not one that rebuketh hym: neither wyll he come vnto the wyse.
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1 Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe.
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20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.
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22 O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge?
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16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
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1 A wise sonne wil hearken to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.
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19 For ye suffer fooles gladly, seyng ye your selues are wyse.
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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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20 He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.
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32 If thou hast done foolishly when thou wast in hye estate, or yf thou hast taken euyll counsayle, then lay thine hande vpon thy mouth.
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8 A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.
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16 A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
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16 Who so is ignoraunt sayeth she let hym come hyther: and to the vnwyse she saith,
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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.
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4 Who so is without knowledge, let him come hither: And to the vnwise she said,
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16 Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.
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16 Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.
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18 The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.
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3 A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.
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10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickednesse, and hast said, No man seeth me: thine owne wisdome and cunning hath deceaued thee, in that thou hast sayd in thyne heart, I am alone, and without me there is none.
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9 That thou geue not thy honour vnto other, and thy yeres to the cruell:
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19 Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.