Proverbs 10:23

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A foole doth wickedly & maketh but a sporte of it: neuertheles it is wysdome for a man to bewarre of soch.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:21 : 21 A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.
  • Prov 2:14 : 14 which reioyse in doynge euell, and delyte i wicked thinges:
  • Prov 14:9 : 9 Fooles make but a sporte of synne, but there is fauourable loue amoge the rightuous.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure, 19 And then sayeth he: I dyd it but in sporte.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 15:21
    82%

    21A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

  • Prov 14:6-9
    4 verses
    78%

    6A scornefull body seketh wy?dome, & fyndeth it not: but knowlege is easy to come by, vnto him that wil vnderstonde.

    7Se yt thou medle not with a foole, & do as though thou haddest no knowlege.

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

    9Fooles make but a sporte of synne, but there is fauourable loue amoge the rightuous.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    77%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    76%

    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

    13The begynnynge of his talkynge is foolishnes, and the last worde of his mouth is greate madnesse.

    14A foole is so full of wordes, that a man can not tell what ende he wyll make: who wyl then warne him to make a conclucion?

    15The laboure of ye foolish is greuous vnto the, while they knowe not how to go in to the cite.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    76%

    14A wyse herte wil seke after knowlege, but ye mouth of fooles medleth with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    76%

    24Wy?dome shyneth in ye face of him yt hath vnderstondinge, but ye eyes of fooles wandre thorow out all lodes.

    25An vndiscrete sonne is a grefe vnto his father, and heuynesse vnto his mother yt bare him.

  • Prov 19:10
    76%

    10Delicate ease becometh not a foole, moch more vnsemely is it, a bonde man to haue ye rule of prynces.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.

    17An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.

  • Eccl 7:4-6
    3 verses
    76%

    4The herte of ye wyse is in the mournynge house, but the hert of the foolish is in the house of myrth.

    5It is better to geue eare to the chastenynge of a wyse man, then to heare the songe of fooles.

    6For the laughinge of fooles is like ye crackynge of thornes vnder a pott. And yt is but a vayne thinge.

  • Prov 29:11
    76%

    11A foole poureth out his sprete alltogether, but a wyse man kepeth it in till afterwarde.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2A wyse mans hert is vpon the right hande, but a fooles hert is vpon the left.

    3A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

    24Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13In ye lippes of him yt hath vnderstodinge a ma shal fynde wysdome, but ye rodde belogeth to ye backe of ye foolish.

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

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.

  • Prov 26:19
    75%

    19And then sayeth he: I dyd it but in sporte.

  • Prov 20:3
    74%

    3It is a mans honoure to kepe himself from strife, but they yt haue pleasure in braulinge, are fooles eueryone.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 29:9
    74%

    9Yf a wyse man go to lawe with a foole (whether he deale with him frendly or roughly) he getteth no rest.

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16What helpeth it to geue a foole money in his hode, where as he hath no mynde to bye wy?dome?

  • Prov 10:24
    74%

    24The thinge that the vngodly are afrayed of, shal come vpon them, but the rightuous shal haue their desyre.

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21An vnwyse body bryngeth himselfe in to sorowe, and ye father of a foole can haue no ioye.

  • Prov 10:10
    73%

    10He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.

  • Prov 24:7
    73%

    7Wy?dome is an hie thinge, yee eue to ye foole, for he darre not ope his mouth in ye gate.

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.

  • Prov 13:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19When a desyre is brought to passe, it delyteth the soule: but fooles abhorre him that eschueth euell.

    20He that goeth in the company of wyse men, shal be wyse: but who so is a copanyo of fooles, shal be hurte.

  • Prov 24:9
    73%

    9The thoughte of ye foolish is synne, & ye scornefull is an abhominacion vnto me.

  • Eccl 2:26
    73%

    26he geueth vnto ma, what it pleaseth him: whether it be wy?dome. vnderstondinge, or gladnesse. But vnto the synner he geueth weerynes and sorow, that he maye gather and heape together ye thinge, yt afterwarde shalbe geuen vnto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vayne thinge, yee a very disquietnesse and vexacio of mynde.

  • Prov 26:10
    73%

    10A man of experience discerneth all thinges well, but whoso hyreth a foole, hyreth soch one as wyl take no hede.

  • Prov 26:5
    73%

    5but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.