Proverbs 1:4

Coverdale Bible (1535)

That the very babes might haue wyt, and that yonge men might haue knowlege and vnderstondinge.

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  • Prov 8:5 : 5 Take hede vnto knowlege o ye ignoraut, be wyse in herte o ye fooles.
  • Prov 8:12 : 12 I wysdome haue my dwellynge wt knowlege, and prudent councell is myne owne.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I am louynge vnto those that loue me, and they that seke me early, shal fynde me.
  • Prov 8:32 : 32 Therfore harken vnto me (o ye children) for blessed are they that kepe my wayes.
  • Prov 9:4-6 : 4 Who so is ignoraut, let him come hither. And to the vn wise she sayde: 5 O come on youre waye, eate my bred, and drynke my wyne, which I haue poured out for you. 6 Forsake ignorauce, and ye shal lyue: and se that ye go in the waye of vnderstondinge.
  • Eccl 11:9-12:1 : 9 Be glad then (O thou yonge man) in thy youth, and lat thine hert be mery in thy yonge dayes: folowe the wayes of thine owne hert, and the lust of thine eyes: but be thou sure, that God shal bringe the in to iudgment for all these thinges. 10 Pvt awaye displeasure out of yi hert, & remoue euell from thy body: for childehode and youth is but vanite. 1 Remembre thy maker in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersite come, and or the yeares drawe nye, when thou shalt saye: I haue no pleasure in them:
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 There shalbe footpathes & comon stretes, this shalbe called the holywaye. No vnclene person shal go thorow it, for the LORDE himself shal go with the that waye, and the ignoraut shal not erre.
  • 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 Fle thou the lustes of youth, but folowe righteousnes, faith, loue, peace, with all them that call vpon the LORDE with pure hert.
  • Titus 2:6 : 6 Exhorte the yonge men likewyse, that they be sober mynded.
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The lawe of the LORDE is a perfecte lawe, it quickeneth the soule. The testimony of ye LORDE is true, & geueth wisdome euen vnto babes.
  • Ps 34:11 : 11 Come hither (o ye children) herken vnto me, I wil teach you the feare of the LORDE.
  • Ps 119:9 : 9 Where withall shall a yonge man clense his waye? Euen by rulinge himself after thy worde.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 When thy worde goeth forth, it geueth light and vnderstodinge, eue vnto babes.
  • Prov 1:22-23 : 22 O ye childre, how loge wil ye loue childyshnesse? how longe wil ye scorners delyte in scornynge, & ye vnwyse be enemies vnto knowlege? 23 O turne you vnto my correccion: lo, I wil expresse my mynde vnto you, and make you vnderstode my wordes.
  • Prov 2:10-11 : 10 Yf wy?dome entre in to thine herte, and yi soule delyte in knowlege: 11 then shal councell preserue the, and vnderstondinge shal kepe the.
  • Prov 3:21 : 21 My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell:
  • Prov 7:7-9 : 7 & behelde the simple people: & amonge other yonge folkes I spyed one yonge foole 8 goinge ouer the stretes, by the corner in the waye towarde the harlottes house 9 in the twylight of of the euenynge, when it begane now to be night and darcke. 10 And beholde, there mett him a woma in an harlottes apparell 11 (a disceatfull, waton & an vnstedfast woma: whose fete coude not abyde in ye house, 12 now is she without, now i ye stretes, & lurketh i euery corner) 13 she caught ye yoge ma, kyssed him & was not ashamed, sayege: 14 I had a vowe to paye, & this daye I perfourme it. 15 Therfore came I forth to mete the, that I might seke thy face, and so I haue founde the. 16 I haue deckte my bed with coueringes & clothes of Egipte. 17 My bed haue I made to smell of Myrre, Aloes and Cynamom. 18 Come, let vs lye together, & take oure pleasure till it be daye light. 19 For the good man is not at home, he is gone farre of. 20 He hath taken the bagg of moneye with him, who can tell whe he cometh home? 21 Thus with many swete wordes she ouercame him, and with hir flateringe lippes she wanne him. 22 Immediatly he foloweth her, as it were an oxeled to the slaughter (and like as it were to the stockes, where fooles are punyshed) 23 so longe till she hath wounded his lyuer with hir darte: like as yf a byrde haisted to the snare, not knowinge that the parell of his life lyeth there vpo. 24 Heare me now therfore (o my sonne) and marcke the wordes of my mouth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    84%

    5By hearinge, the wyse ma shal come by more wysdome: and by experience,

    6he shal be more apte to vnderstonde a parable, and the interpretacion therof: the wordes of the wyse, and the darcke speaches of the same.

    7The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wysdome. But fooles despyse wysdome and nurtoure.

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    84%

    2to lerne wy?dome nurtoure, vnderstondinge, prudence,

    3rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite.

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9Then shalt thou vnderstonde rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite, yee and euery good path.

    10Yf wy?dome entre in to thine herte, and yi soule delyte in knowlege:

    11then shal councell preserue the, and vnderstondinge shal kepe the.

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

    5Take hede vnto knowlege o ye ignoraut, be wyse in herte o ye fooles.

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

    18The ignoraut haue foolishnes in possessio, but the wyse are crowned with knowlege.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The shalt thou vnderstonde ye feare of the LORDE, and fynde ye knowlege of God.

    6For it is the LORDE that geueth wy?dome, out of his mouth commeth knowlege and vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches.

    22Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse.

    23The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

  • Prov 9:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9Geue a discrete man but an occasion, & he wilbe the wyser: teach a rightuous man, and he wil increase.

    10The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wysdome, & the knowlege of holy thinges is vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 8:9
    75%

    9They are all playne to soch as wil vnderstode, & right to the that fynde knowlege.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

    15A wyse herte laboureth for knowlege, and a prudent eare seketh vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my comaundemetes by the,

    2that thine eare maye herken vnto wysdome, applie thine herte then to vnderstodinge.

  • Prov 7:7
    74%

    7& behelde the simple people: & amonge other yonge folkes I spyed one yonge foole

  • Prov 9:4
    73%

    4Who so is ignoraut, let him come hither. And to the vn wise she sayde:

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, & bowe thine eare vnto my prudece:

    2yt thou mayest regarde good councell, and that thy lippes maye kepe nurtoure.

  • Prov 14:8
    73%

    8The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.

  • Prov 9:16
    73%

    16Who so is ignoraunt (sayeth she) let him come hither, and to the vnwyse she sayeth:

  • Prov 4:7
    73%

    7The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge.

  • Prov 14:15
    73%

    15An ignoraut body beleueth all thinges, but who so hath vnderstondinge, loketh well to his goinges.

  • Prov 24:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4Thorow discrecion shal ye chabers be fylled wt all costly & pleasaunt riches.

    5A wyse ma is stroge, yee a ma of vnderstodinge is better, the he yt is mightie of stregth.

  • Prov 1:22
    72%

    22O ye childre, how loge wil ye loue childyshnesse? how longe wil ye scorners delyte in scornynge, & ye vnwyse be enemies vnto knowlege?

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1Heare (O ye children) the fatherly exortacio, & take good hede, that ye maye lerne wy?dome.

  • Prov 8:12
    72%

    12I wysdome haue my dwellynge wt knowlege, and prudent councell is myne owne.

  • Prov 19:25
    71%

    25Yf thou smytest a scorneful personne, the ignoraut shal take better hede: & yf thou reprouest one yt hath vnderstondinge, he wil be ye wyser.

  • Prov 3:13
    71%

    13Well is him that fyndeth wy?dome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge,

  • Prov 1:32
    71%

    32for ye turnynge awaye of ye vnwyse shal slaye the, & ye prosperi of fooles shalbe their owne destruccio.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wy?dome resteth in the herte of him that hath vnderstondinge, and he wyll teach them that are vnlerned.

  • Ps 119:130
    71%

    130When thy worde goeth forth, it geueth light and vnderstodinge, eue vnto babes.

  • Isa 28:26
    71%

    26And yt he maye do it right, his God teacheth him and sheweth him.

  • Prov 10:14
    71%

    14Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.

  • Prov 13:16
    71%

    16A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.

  • Prov 21:11
    71%

    11When the scornefull is punyshed, the ignoraunt take ye better hede: & when a wyse man is warned, he wil receaue the more vnderstondinge.

  • Job 34:2
    71%

    2Heare my wordes (O ye wyse men) herken vnto me, ye yt haue vnderstondinge.

  • Job 12:12
    71%

    12Amonge olde personnes there is wy?dome, and amonge the aged is vnderstodinge.

  • Prov 3:21
    71%

    21My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell:

  • Prov 27:12
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    12A wyse man seynge the plage wyl hyde him self, as for fooles they go on still, and suffer harme.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.

  • Dan 1:17
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    17God gaue now these foure spryngaldes connynge and lernynge in all scripture and wisdome: but vnto Daniel specially, he gaue vnderstondinge off all visions and dreames.

  • Prov 22:3
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    3A wyse man seyth the plage and hydeth himself, but the foolish go on still and are punyshed.