Proverbs 10:8

Coverdale Bible (1535)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:1 : 1 Who so loueth wy?dome, wil be content to be refourmed: but he that hateth to be reproued, is a foole.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Whosoeuer therfore heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lycke hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt hys house vpon a rocke: 25 Now whan abundaunce of rayne descended, and the wyndes blewe and bet vpon that same house, it fel not, because it was grounded on the rocke.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 So can no fountayne geue bothe salt water and fresshe also. If eny man be wyse and endued with learnynge amonge you, let him shewe the workes of his good couersacion in meknes that is coupled with wissdome.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The wicked falleth in to the snare thorow ye malyce of his owne mouth, but the iust shal escape out of parell.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 Diliget labor bryngeth riches, but where many vayne wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll. 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.
  • Ps 119:34 : 34 O geue me vnderstondinge, and I shal kepe yi lawe, yee I shal kepe it with my whole herte.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 By hearinge, the wyse ma shal come by more wysdome: and by experience,
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Geue a discrete man but an occasion, & he wilbe the wyser: teach a rightuous man, and he wil increase.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

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
    80%

    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.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    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 14:33
    79%

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

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Prov 10:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wroge waye, shalbe knowne.

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

  • Prov 12:15
    78%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    78%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

    5A foole despyseth his fathers correccion, but he yt taketh hede whan he is reproued, shal haue ye more vnderstodinge.

  • Prov 23:9
    77%

    9Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

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

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:7
    77%

    7A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    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 15:2
    77%

    2A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

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

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26He that trusteth in his owne hert, is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely, shalbe safe.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    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 14:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

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

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

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

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

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    75%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    75%

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

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    75%

    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 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10One reprofe only doth more good to him yt hath vnderstodinge, then an C. stripes vnto a foole.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

    21The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.

  • Eccl 9:17
    74%

    17A wise mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the crienge of a captaine amoge fooles.

  • Prov 10:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17To take hede vnto ye chastenynge of nurtoure, is ye waye of life: but he that refuseth to be refourmed, goeth wroge.

    18Dissemblynge lippes kepe hatred secretly, and he that speaketh eny slaunder, is a foole.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Yee a very foole (when he holdeth his tonge) is counted wyse, and to haue vnderstodinge, when he shutteth his lippes.

  • Prov 15:31
    74%

    31The eare yt harkeneth vnto wholsome warnynge, and enclyneth therto, shall dwell amonge ye wyse.

  • Prov 3:35
    74%

    35The wyse shal haue honor in possession, but shame is the promocio that fooles shal haue.

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8A man shalbe commended for his wy?dome, but a foole shal be despysed.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Foolishnes sticketh in the herte of ye lad, but ye rod of correccion driueth it awaye.