Proverbs 17:28
Yee a very foole (when he holdeth his tonge) is counted wyse, and to haue vnderstodinge, when he shutteth his lippes.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 13:5 : 5 Wolde God ye kepte youre tonge, that ye might be taken for wyse men.
- Prov 15:2 : 2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.
- Eccl 10:14 : 14 A foole is so full of wordes, that a man can not tell what ende he wyll make: who wyl then warne him to make a conclucion?
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 For where moch carefulnesse is, there are many dreames: & where many wordes are, there men maye heare fooles.
- Eccl 10:3 : 3 A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
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27He 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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11A foole poureth out his sprete alltogether, but a wyse man kepeth it in till afterwarde.
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23He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.
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17A wise mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the crienge of a captaine amoge fooles.
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16A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.
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12A foole bryngeth vp a slaunder of his neghboure, but a wyse man wil kepe it secrete.
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2A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.
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7Wy?dome is an hie thinge, yee eue to ye foole, for he darre not ope his mouth in ye gate.
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3A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.
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14Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.
- Eccl 10:12-143 verses76%
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.
14A foole is so full of wordes, that a man can not tell what ende he wyll make: who wyl then warne him to make a conclucion?
- Prov 12:15-162 verses76%
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 10:18-192 verses76%
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.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses76%
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.
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5Wolde God ye kepte youre tonge, that ye might be taken for wyse men.
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33Wy?dome resteth in the herte of him that hath vnderstondinge, and he wyll teach them that are vnlerned.
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29Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.
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3It is a mans honoure to kepe himself from strife, but they yt haue pleasure in braulinge, are fooles eueryone.
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14A wyse herte wil seke after knowlege, but ye mouth of fooles medleth with foolishnesse.
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3In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.
- Prov 14:16-172 verses75%
16A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.
17An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.
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20Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.
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8A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.
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2A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.
- Prov 26:4-52 verses74%
4Geue not the foole an answere after his foolishnesse, lest thou become like vnto him:
5but make ye foole an answere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne coceate.
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9Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.
- Prov 16:22-232 verses74%
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 18:6-72 verses73%
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.
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7A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.
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32Yf thou be so foolish to magnifie yi self, or medlest wt eny soch thinge, the laye thine hade vpon yi mouth.
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9Yf a wyse man go to lawe with a foole (whether he deale with him frendly or roughly) he getteth no rest.
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1Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.
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24Wy?dome shyneth in ye face of him yt hath vnderstondinge, but ye eyes of fooles wandre thorow out all lodes.
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24Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
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9Be not haistely angrie in yi mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of a foole.
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7An eloquent speach becometh not a foole, a dyssemblinge mouth also besemeth not a prynce.
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23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
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2And so I shut my mouth, whyle the vngodly layed wayte for me.