Proverbs 16:22

Coverdale Bible (1535)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 The lawe is a wel of life vnto the wyse, that it maye kepe him from the snares of death.
  • Luke 6:39-40 : 39 And he sayde a symilitude vnto the: Can the blynde shewe the waye to ye blynde? Do they not both the fall in to the dyche? 40 The disciple is not aboue his master. But whosoeuer is perfecte, ye same shalbe as his master.
  • John 5:24 : 24 Verely verely I saye vnto you: Who so heareth my worde, and beleueth him that sent me, hath euerlastinge life, and cometh not in to damnacion, but is passed thorow from death vnto life.
  • John 6:63 : 63 It is ye sprete that quyckeneth, ye flesh profiteth nothinge. The wordes that I speake, are sprete, and are life.
  • John 6:68 : 68 Then answered Simon Peter: LORDE, Whither shal we go? Thou hast the wordes of euerlastinge life:
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The feare of the LORDE is a well of life, to auoyde the snares of death.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.
  • 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.
  • Prov 18:4 : 4 The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let the go, they are ye blynde leaders of ye blynde. Wha one blinde leadeth another, they fall both i ye diche.
  • Matt 23:16-26 : 16 Wo vnto you blyndegydes, which saye: Who so euer sweareth by the temple, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is giltie. 17 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the golde, or the teple that sanctifieth the golde? 18 And who so euer sweareth by the altare, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the offeringe that is vpo it, he is giltye. 19 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the offeringe, or the altare that sanctifieth the offerynge? 20 Therfore who so sweareth by the altare, sweareth by the same, and by all that is theron: 21 and who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by the same, and by him that dwelleth therin. 22 And who so sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by him that sytteth theron. 23 Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrytes, which tythe Mynt, Anyse and Commyn, and leaue the waightier matters of the lawe behynde: namely, iudgment, mercy, and fayth. These ought to haue bene done, and not to leaue the other behynde. 24 O ye blynde gydes, which strayne out a gnat, but swalowe vp a Camell. 25 Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharises, ye Ypocrytes, which make cleane the vttersyde of the cuppe and platter, but within are ye full of robbery and excesse. 26 Thou blynde Pharise, clense first the in syde of the cuppe and platter, that the out syde maye be cleane also.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 15:14
    84%

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

  • Prov 16:23
    84%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Prov 14:33
    82%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    80%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    80%

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15 Good vnderstondinge geueth fauoure, but harde is the waye of the despysers.

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

  • Prov 16:21
    80%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    80%

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

  • Prov 1:4-7
    4 verses
    79%

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

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

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

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

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

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

  • Prov 15:2
    79%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    79%

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

  • Prov 8:5
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    77%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

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

  • Prov 12:15
    77%

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

  • Prov 2:6
    77%

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

  • Prov 1:2
    76%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    76%

    6 Forsake ignorauce, and ye shal lyue: and se that ye go in the waye of vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 10:23
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

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

  • Prov 15:32
    76%

    32 He that refuseth to be refourmed, despyseth his owne soule: but he that submytteth himself to correccion, is wyse.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:8
    76%

    8 He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere.

  • Prov 16:16
    75%

    16 To haue wy?dome in possession is better then golde, and to get vnderstondynge, is more worth then syluer.

  • Prov 3:13
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:21
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:17
    75%

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

  • Prov 14:29
    75%

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

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

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

  • Prov 9:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Prov 12:1
    74%

    1 Who so loueth wy?dome, wil be content to be refourmed: but he that hateth to be reproued, is a foole.

  • Prov 4:7
    74%

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

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 2:10
    74%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    74%

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

  • Prov 2:2
    74%

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

  • Prov 20:5
    74%

    5 Wyse councell in the herte of man is like a water in the depe of the earth, but he that hath vnderstondinge, bryngeth it forth.

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