Proverbs 19:1

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:6 : 6 A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.
  • Isa 59:3 : 3 For yor hondes are defyled with bloude, and yor fyngers wt vnrighteousnesse: Yor lippes speake lesynges, & yor tonge setteth out wickednes.
  • Matt 12:31-34 : 31 Therfore I saye vnto you: All synne and blasphemy shalbe forgeuen vnto men, but the blasphemy agaynst the sprete shal not be forgeuen vnto men: 32 And whosoeuer speaketh a worde agaynst the sonne of man, it shalbe forgeue him. But whosoeuer speaketh agaynst the holy goost it shal not be forgeuen him, nether in this worlde, ner in the worlde to come. 33 Either make the tre good and his frute good also, or els make the tre euel & his frute euel also. For the tre is knowne by the frute. 34 O ye generacio of vypers, how can ye speake good, whan ye youre selues are euell? For of ye abundace of ye hert ye mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 What helpeth it a man though he wanne the whole worlde, and yet suffred harme in his soule? Or what can a man geue, to redeme his soule withall?
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Harken my deare beloued brethre. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, which are ryche in faith, and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to the that loue him? 6 But ye haue despised the poore. Are not the rych they which oppresse you: & they which drawe you before iudges?
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Take hede now therfore, and loke well what thou doest, for there is surely a mysfortune at hande agaynst oure lorde, & agaynst all his house. And he is a man of Belial, to whom no man darre saye eny thinge.
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let not my lorde set his hert agaynst this Nabal the man of Belial, for he is a foole, acordinge as his name is called: his name is foole, and foolishnes is with him. As for me thy handmayde, I sawe not my lordes yonge men, whom thou dyddest sende.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me I will walke innocently: O delyuer me, and be mercifull vnto me.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 The rightuous is euer mercifull, & ledeth getly, therfore shal his sede be blessed.
  • Prov 12:26 : 26 The righteous is liberall vnto his neghboure, but the waye of the vngodly wil disceaue them selues.
  • Prov 14:2 : 2 Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh in the right path: & regardeth not him that abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a litle with the feare of the LORDE then greate treasure, for they are not without sorowe.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten.
  • Prov 19:22 : 22 It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.
  • Prov 20:7 : 7 Who so ledeth a godly and an innocent life, happie shal his children be, whom he leaueth behynde him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:6
    87%

    6A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    82%

    2Where no discrecion is, there the soule is not well: and who so is swifte on fote, stombleth hastely.

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

  • Prov 10:9
    78%

    9He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wroge waye, shalbe knowne.

  • Prov 19:22
    77%

    22It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

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

  • Eccl 6:8
    76%

    8For what hath the wyse more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore, that he knoweth to walke before the lyuynge?

  • Prov 14:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh in the right path: & regardeth not him that abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE.

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

  • Prov 16:19
    76%

    19Better it is to be of humble mynde wt the lowly, then to deuyde ye spoyles wt ye proude.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

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

  • Prov 28:11
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Eccl 4:13
    76%

    13A poore childe beynge wyse, is better then an olde kinge, that doteth, and can not bewarre in tyme to come.

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

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

  • Prov 17:7
    75%

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

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    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 15:5
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

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

  • Eccl 10:3
    75%

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

  • Prov 29:20
    75%

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

  • Prov 26:12
    75%

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

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

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

  • Eccl 7:5
    74%

    5It is better to geue eare to the chastenynge of a wyse man, then to heare the songe of fooles.

  • Eccl 5:1
    74%

    1Whan thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote, and drawe nye, that thou mayest heare: that is better then the offeringes of fooles, for they knowe not what euell they do.

  • Eccl 9:16
    74%

    16Then sayde I: wy?dome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wy?dome is despysed, & his wordes are not herde.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

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

  • Prov 19:10
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 26:7
    74%

    7Like as it is an vnsemely thige to haue legges & yet to halte, eue so is a parable in ye fooles mouth.

  • Prov 13:20
    74%

    20He that goeth in the company of wyse men, shal be wyse: but who so is a copanyo of fooles, shal be hurte.

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

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

  • Prov 11:3
    74%

    3The innocent dealynge of the iust shal lede them, but the vnfaithfulnesse of the despysers shalbe their owne destruccion.

  • Prov 26:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:24
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:7
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouerte and shame: but who so receaueth correccion, shal come to honoure.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15An ignoraut body beleueth all thinges, but who so hath vnderstondinge, loketh well to his goinges.

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

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 15:16
    74%

    16Better is a litle with the feare of the LORDE then greate treasure, for they are not without sorowe.

  • Prov 18:6
    74%

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

  • Prov 16:8
    73%

    8Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten.