Proverbs 17:27

Coverdale Bible (1535)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherfore deare brethren, let euery man be swifte to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 A pacient man is better then one that is stroge: and he that can rule him selfe, is more worth then he yt wynneth a cite.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 for in many thinges we synne all. Yf a man synne not in worde, the same is a parfecte man, & able to tame all the body.
  • Jas 3:18 : 18 yee, and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace, of the that mayntene peace.
  • Eccl 9:17 : 17 A wise mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the crienge of a captaine amoge fooles.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 17:28
    84%

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

  • Prov 14:29
    81%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    78%

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

  • Prov 10:19
    77%

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

  • Prov 11:12
    77%

    12 A foole bryngeth vp a slaunder of his neghboure, but a wyse man wil kepe it secrete.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Eccl 9:17
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

  • Prov 13:16
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    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 18:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    74%

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

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

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

  • Prov 29:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 A seruaut wil not be the better for wordes, for though he vnderstonde, yet wil he not regarde them.

    20 Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:11
    73%

    11 A wyse man putteth of displeasure, & it is his honor to let some fautes passe.

  • Prov 14:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:23
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:32
    72%

    32 A pacient man is better then one that is stroge: and he that can rule him selfe, is more worth then he yt wynneth a cite.

  • Prov 17:10
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:9
    72%

    9 Be not haistely angrie in yi mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of a foole.

  • Prov 19:8
    72%

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

  • Prov 1:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:16
    72%

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

  • Prov 27:12
    72%

    12 A wyse man seynge the plage wyl hyde him self, as for fooles they go on still, and suffer harme.

  • Prov 19:25
    72%

    25 Yf thou smytest a scorneful personne, the ignoraut shal take better hede: & yf thou reprouest one yt hath vnderstondinge, he wil be ye wyser.

  • Prov 5:2
    71%

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

  • Prov 20:3
    71%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:7
    71%

    7 An eloquent speach becometh not a foole, a dyssemblinge mouth also besemeth not a prynce.

  • Prov 19:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • Eccl 10:12
    71%

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

  • Prov 2:11
    71%

    11 then shal councell preserue the, and vnderstondinge shal kepe the.

  • Prov 29:9
    70%

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

  • Prov 15:18
    70%

    18 An angrie man stereth vp strife, but he yt is pacient stilleth discorde.

  • Prov 2:6
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:5
    70%

    5 A wyse ma is stroge, yee a ma of vnderstodinge is better, the he yt is mightie of stregth.

  • Prov 15:23
    70%

    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?

  • Prov 20:5
    70%

    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.

  • Prov 16:14
    70%

    14 The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man wyl pacifie him.

  • Prov 17:26
    70%

    26 To punysh ye innocent, and to smyte ye prynces yt geue true iudgmet, are both euell.