Proverbs 9:6

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.
  • Prov 4:11 : 11 I haue shewed thee the way of wysdome, & led thee into the right pathes.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Come not in the pathe of the vngodlye, and walke not in the way of the wicked: 15 Abhorre it and go not therein, depart aside, and passe ouer by it.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.
  • Prov 10:17 : 17 Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 Enter in at the strayte gate. For wyde is the gate, and brode is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in therat. 14 Because, strayte is the gate, and narowe is the way, which leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe there be that fynde it.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 Stryue to enter in at the strayte gate: for many I say vnto you, wyll seke to enter in, and shall not be able.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other wordes bare he witnesse, and exhorted them, saying: Saue your selues from this vntowarde generation.
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Wherfore come out fro among them, and separate your selues from them (saith the Lorde) and touche none vncleane thyng, and I wyll receaue you,
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 And I hearde another voyce from heauen say: Come awaye from her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sinnes, and that ye receaue not of her plagues.
  • Ps 26:4-6 : 4 I haue not sit in company with vayne persons: neither haue I entred once acquaintaunce with dissemblers. 5 I haue hated the congregation of the malitious: and I wyll not sit amongst the vngodly. 6 I haue wasshed my handes in innocencie: and so I haue gone about thine aulter O God.
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Hearken O daughter and consider, encline thine eare: forget also thine owne people and thy fathers house.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Auoyde from me ye malicious persons: and I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my Lorde.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

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

    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.

  • Prov 8:5
    79%

    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 9:16
    79%

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

  • Prov 9:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

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

    5O come on your way, eate my bread, and drinke my wine whiche I haue powred out for you.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 1:32
    75%

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

  • Prov 1:22
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    22O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge?

  • Prov 21:16
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    16The man that wandereth out of the way of wysdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.

  • 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.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    74%

    4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

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

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

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

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Come not in the pathe of the vngodlye, and walke not in the way of the wicked:

    15Abhorre it and go not therein, depart aside, and passe ouer by it.

  • Prov 4:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.

    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.

    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 19:25
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    25If thou smytest a scornefull person, the ignoraunt shall take better heede: and if thou reprouest one that hath vnderstanding, he wyll be the wyser.

  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    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 15:24
    73%

    24The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

    20He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.

  • Ps 94:8
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

    17The path of the ryghteous is to eschewe euyll, and who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

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

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

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

  • Eph 5:15
    72%

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

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

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

  • Prov 9:9
    72%

    9Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.

  • Prov 13:14
    72%

    14The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.

  • Prov 8:33
    72%

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

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

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

  • Prov 5:23
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    23He shall dye without amendement, and for his great foolishnes he shall go astray.