Proverbs 15:2

Coverdale Bible (1535)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:23 : 23 He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.
  • Prov 15:28 : 28 A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The LORDE God hath geue me a wel lerned tuge, so that I can conforte them which are troubled, yee & yt in due season. He waked myne eare vp by tymes in ye mornynge (as ye scolemasters do) yt I might herke.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe. 12 The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde.
  • Eccl 10:12-13 : 12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself. 13 The begynnynge of his talkynge is foolishnes, and the last worde of his mouth is greate madnesse.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?
  • Ps 45:1 : 1 My hert is dytinge of a good matter, I speake of that, which I haue made of the kynge:
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 Beholde, they speake (agaynst me) wt their mouth, swerdes are vnder their lippes, for who reproueth the?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 15:7
    86%

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    85%

    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 15:14
    85%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    84%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    82%

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

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    82%

    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 10:31-32
    2 verses
    81%

    31The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.

    32The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.

  • Prov 29:11
    81%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    81%

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

  • Prov 10:18-21
    4 verses
    80%

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

    19Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.

    20An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth.

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

  • Ps 37:30
    79%

    30Yee the rightuous shal possesse ye lode, & dwell therin for euer.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

    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 15:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

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

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    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 14:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    78%

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

    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haist, but a discrete man forgeueth wronge.

  • Prov 15:1
    78%

    1A softe aswere putteth downe displeasure, but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger.

  • Prov 14:33
    78%

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

  • Prov 2:6
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    77%

    27He is wyse and discrete, yt tempereth his wordes: and he is a ma of vnderstodinge, yt maketh moch of his sprete.

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

  • Prov 23:9
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:28
    77%

    28A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.

  • Prov 5:2
    76%

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

  • Prov 12:18
    76%

    18A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.

  • Prov 24:7
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    76%

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

  • Prov 26:5
    76%

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

  • Prov 18:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:18
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:11
    75%

    11The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.

  • Prov 14:16
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:23
    75%

    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

  • Prov 18:4
    74%

    4The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.

  • Prov 17:20
    74%

    20Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.