Proverbs 18:2

Coverdale Bible (1535)

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

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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 17:16 : 16 What helpeth it to geue a foole money in his hode, where as he hath no mynde to bye wy?dome?
  • Num 24:15-16 : 15 And he toke vp his parable, and sayde: Thus sayeth Balaam the sonne of Beor: Thus sayeth ye man, whose eyes are opened: 16 Thus sayeth he which heareth the wordes of God, & yt hath the knowlege of ye hyest, eue he yt sawe ye visio of ye Allmightie, & fell downe, & his eyes were opened:
  • Ps 1:1-2 : 1 O blessed is ye man, yt goeth not in the councell of ye vngodly: yt abydeth not in the waye off synners, & sytteth not in ye seate of the scornefull. 2 But delyteth in the lawe of ye LORDE, & exercyseth himself in his lawe both daye and night.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wysdome. But fooles despyse wysdome and nurtoure.
  • 2 Pet 2:15-19 : 15 and haue forsaken the righte waye, and are gone astraye: folowinge the waye of Balaam the sonne of Bosor, which loued the rewarde of vnrighteousnes: 16 but was rebuked of his iniquyte. The tame and domme beast spake with mas voyce, & forbad the foolishnes of ye prophet. 17 These are welles without water, & cloudes caried aboute of a tepest: to who ye myst of darknesse is reserued foreuer. 18 For they speake ye proude wordes of vanite, vnto ye vttemost, and entyse thorow wantannes vnto ye luste of the flesh, euen them that were cleane escaped, and now walke in erroure: 19 and promyse them libertye, where as they them selues are seruauntes off corrupcion. For off whom so euer a man is ouercome, vnto the same is he in bondage.
  • Eccl 10:3 : 3 A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.
  • Matt 8:34 : 34 And beholde, all the cyte came out and met Iesus. And when they sawe hym, they besought hym, for to departe out of their coostes.
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 As touchinge thinges offred vnto Idols we are sure yt we all haue knowlege. Knowlege puffeth a ma vp, but loue edifyeth.
  • 1 Cor 14:12 : 12 Eue so ye (for so moch as ye couet spirituall giftes (seke yt ye maye haue plentye to the edifienge of the congregacion.
  • Phil 1:15 : 15 Some (no doute) preach Christ of enuye and stryfe, but some of good wil.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 O ye childre, how loge wil ye loue childyshnesse? how longe wil ye scorners delyte in scornynge, & ye vnwyse be enemies vnto knowlege?

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 14:33
    80%

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

  • Prov 16:22
    80%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    80%

    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 18:1
    80%

    1 Who so hath pleasure to sowe discorde, piketh a quarell in euery thinge.

  • Prov 12:23
    80%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    80%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    79%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    79%

    3 Foolishnesse maketh a man to go out of his waye, & then is his herte vnpacient agaynst the LORDE.

  • Prov 17:16
    79%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

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

  • Ps 92:6
    78%

    6 An vnwyse man wil not knowe this, & a foole wil not vnderstode it.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 A wyse mans hert is vpon the right hande, but a fooles hert is vpon the left.

    3 A dotinge foole thinketh, yt euery ma doth as foolishly as himself.

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

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

  • Prov 10:23
    77%

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

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

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

  • Prov 26:5
    77%

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

  • Prov 26:12
    76%

    12 Yf thou seyest a man yt is wyse in his owne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hi.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:10
    75%

    10 Delicate ease becometh not a foole, moch more vnsemely is it, a bonde man to haue ye rule of prynces.

  • Eccl 7:25
    75%

    25 I applied my mynde also vnto knowlege, and to seke out sciece, wisdome and vnderstondinge: to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the erroure of dotinge fooles.

  • Eccl 7:4
    75%

    4 The herte of ye wyse is in the mournynge house, but the hert of the foolish is in the house of myrth.

  • Prov 14:16
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:8
    75%

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

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26 He that trusteth in his owne hert, is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely, shalbe safe.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

    7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

  • Eccl 4:5
    75%

    5 The foole foldeth his handes together, & eateth vp his owne flesh.

  • 1 Cor 3:18
    75%

    18 Let no ma disceaue himselfe. Yf eny man thinke himselfe wyse amoge you, let him become a foole in this worlde, that he maye be wyse.

  • Prov 17:21
    75%

    21 An vnwyse body bryngeth himselfe in to sorowe, and ye father of a foole can haue no ioye.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:10
    74%

    10 The herte of him that hath vnderstondinge wil nether dispare for eny sorow, ner be to presumptuous for eny sodane ioye.

  • Eccl 1:17
    74%

    17 for there vnto I applyed my mynde: yt I might knowe what were wy?dome & vnderstodinge, what were error & foolishnes. And I perceaued yt this also was but a vexacion of mynde:

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

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

  • Eccl 10:14
    74%

    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?

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 28:11
    74%

    11 The rich man thynketh him self to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstondinge, ca perceaue him wel ynough.

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

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

  • Prov 20:3
    74%

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

  • Ps 14:1
    74%

    1 The foolish bodyes saye in their hertes: Tush, there is no God. They are corrupte, ad become abhominable in their doynges, there is not one yt doth good.

  • Prov 10:18
    74%

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

  • Ps 94:8
    74%

    8 Take hede, ye vnwise amonge the people: o ye fooles, when wil ye vnderstonde?

  • Eccl 10:12
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

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