Proverbs 15:21
A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:23 : 23 A foole doth wickedly & maketh but a sporte of it: neuertheles it is wysdome for a man to bewarre of soch.
- Eph 5:15 : 15 Take hede therfore how ye walke circumspectly, not as the vnwyse, but as ye wyse,
- 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.
- Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the LORDE, is wy?dome: & to forsake euell, is vnderstondinge.
- Ps 111:10 : 10 The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wy?dome, a good vnderstondinge haue all they that do therafter: the prayse of it endureth for euer.
- Prov 11:12 : 12 A foole bryngeth vp a slaunder of his neghboure, but a wyse man wil kepe it secrete.
- Prov 14:9 : 9 Fooles make but a sporte of synne, but there is fauourable loue amoge the rightuous.
- Prov 14:16 : 16 A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.
- 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.
Similar Verses (AI)
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20 A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete body shameth his mother.
- Prov 14:6-94 verses83%
6 A scornefull body seketh wy?dome, & fyndeth it not: but knowlege is easy to come by, vnto him that wil vnderstonde.
7 Se yt thou medle not with a foole, & do as though thou haddest no knowlege.
8 The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.
9 Fooles make but a sporte of synne, but there is fauourable loue amoge the rightuous.
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23 A foole doth wickedly & maketh but a sporte of it: neuertheles it is wysdome for a man to bewarre of soch.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses81%
15 Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.
16 A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haist, but a discrete man forgeueth wronge.
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21 An vnwyse body bryngeth himselfe in to sorowe, and ye father of a foole can haue no ioye.
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16 A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.
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22 Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse.
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2 A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.
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20 He that goeth in the company of wyse men, shal be wyse: but who so is a copanyo of fooles, shal be hurte.
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33 Wy?dome resteth in the herte of him that hath vnderstondinge, and he wyll teach them that are vnlerned.
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3 A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.
- Prov 17:24-252 verses78%
24 Wy?dome shyneth in ye face of him yt hath vnderstondinge, but ye eyes of fooles wandre thorow out all lodes.
25 An vndiscrete sonne is a grefe vnto his father, and heuynesse vnto his mother yt bare him.
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14 A wyse herte wil seke after knowlege, but ye mouth of fooles medleth with foolishnesse.
- Prov 19:1-33 verses78%
1 Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.
2 Where no discrecion is, there the soule is not well: and who so is swifte on fote, stombleth hastely.
3 Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.
- Prov 14:15-184 verses78%
15 An ignoraut body beleueth all thinges, but who so hath vnderstondinge, loketh well to his goinges.
16 A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.
17 An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.
18 The ignoraut haue foolishnes in possessio, but the wyse are crowned with knowlege.
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24 Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
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5 A foole despyseth his fathers correccion, but he yt taketh hede whan he is reproued, shal haue ye more vnderstodinge.
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20 In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.
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16 The man that wandreth out of the waye of wy?dome, shal remayne in the cogregacion of ye deed.
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14 For a wyse man beareth his eyes aboute in his heade, but the foole goeth in the darknesse. I perceaued also that they both had one ende.
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15 The laboure of ye foolish is greuous vnto the, while they knowe not how to go in to the cite.
- Prov 10:8-92 verses76%
8 A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.
9 He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wroge waye, shalbe knowne.
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13 Well is him that fyndeth wy?dome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge,
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22 Vnaduysed thoughtes shal come to naught, but where as are men yt can geue councell, there is stedfastnesse.
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23 He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.
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4 The herte of ye wyse is in the mournynge house, but the hert of the foolish is in the house of myrth.
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1 These are prouerbes of Salomon. A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete sonne is the heuynesse of his mother.
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14 Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.
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16 What helpeth it to geue a foole money in his hode, where as he hath no mynde to bye wy?dome?
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6 For the laughinge of fooles is like ye crackynge of thornes vnder a pott. And yt is but a vayne thinge.
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15 Foolishnes sticketh in the herte of ye lad, but ye rod of correccion driueth it awaye.
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10 Delicate ease becometh not a foole, moch more vnsemely is it, a bonde man to haue ye rule of prynces.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.
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8 For what hath the wyse more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore, that he knoweth to walke before the lyuynge?
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23 Because he wolde not be refourmed, he shal dye: and for his greate foolishnesse he shal be destroyed.
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29 Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.
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32 for ye turnynge awaye of ye vnwyse shal slaye the, & ye prosperi of fooles shalbe their owne destruccio.
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5 but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.
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7 Wy?dome is an hie thinge, yee eue to ye foole, for he darre not ope his mouth in ye gate.