Proverbs 19:20

Coverdale Bible (1535)

O geue eare vnto good councell, & be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest bewyse here after.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:15 : 15 Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.
  • Luke 16:19-23 : 19 There was a certayne riche man, which clothed him self with purple and costly lynnen, and fared deliciously euery daye. 20 And there was a poore man named Lazarus which laye at his gate full of sores, 21 and desyred to be fylled with the crommes, that fell from the riche mans table. Yet came the dogges, and licked his sores. 22 But it fortuned, that the poore man dyed, and was caried of the angels in to Abrahams bosome. The riche man dyed also, and was buried. 23 Now whan he was in the hell, he lift vp his eyes in the payne, and sawe Abraham afarre of, and Lazarus in his bosome:
  • Num 23:10 : 10 Who can tell the dust of Iacob, & the nombre of the fourth parte of Israel? My soule die ye death of ye righteous, and my ende be as the ende of these.
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 and fed the in the wyldernesse with Manna wherof yi fathers knewe not, that he might chasten the, and proue the) to do the good afterwarde)
  • Deut 32:29 : 29 O that they were wyse & vnderstode this, that they wolde cosidre what shulde happe vnto them her after.
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 but when I wente by, lo, he was gone: I sought him, but he coude no where be founde.
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 O teach vs to nombre oure dayes, that we maye applie oure hertes vnto wy?dome.
  • Ps 90:14 : 14 O satisfie vs with thy mercy, and that soone: so shal we reioyse and be glad all the dayes of oure life.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 My sonne, heare thy fathers doctryne, and forsake not the lawe of yi mother:
  • Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my comaundemetes by the, 2 that thine eare maye herken vnto wysdome, applie thine herte then to vnderstodinge. 3 For yf thou criest after wy?dome, & callest for knowlege: 4 yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure: 5 The shalt thou vnderstonde ye feare of the LORDE, and fynde ye knowlege of God. 6 For it is the LORDE that geueth wy?dome, out of his mouth commeth knowlege and vnderstondinge. 7 He preserueth ye welfare of the rightuous, and defendeth them yt walke innocently: 8 he kepeth them in ye right path, and preserueth ye waye of his sayntes. 9 Then shalt thou vnderstonde rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite, yee and euery good path.
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Heare (O ye children) the fatherly exortacio, & take good hede, that ye maye lerne wy?dome.
  • Prov 8:34-35 : 34 Blessed is ye man that heareth me, watchinge daylie at my gates, & geuynge attendaunce at the postes of my dores. 35 For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth life, and shal optayne fauoure of the LORDE.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 1:5
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    5 By hearinge, the wyse ma shal come by more wysdome: and by experience,

  • Prov 23:19
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    19 My sonne, ue eare & be wyse, so shal thine hert prospere in the waye.

  • Prov 19:21
    77%

    21 There are many deuices in a mas herte, neuertheles the coucell of ye LORDE shal stode.

  • Prov 22:17
    75%

    17 My sonne, bowe downe thine eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wy?dome, applye yi mynde vnto my doctryne:

  • Prov 8:33
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    33 O geue eare vnto nurtoure, be wyse, and refuse it not.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15 Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.

  • Prov 19:19
    75%

    19 For greate wrath bryngeth harme, therfore let him go, and so mayest thou teach him more nurtoure.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31 The eare yt harkeneth vnto wholsome warnynge, and enclyneth therto, shall dwell amonge ye wyse.

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

  • Prov 4:10
    74%

    10 Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes, that the yeares of thy life maye be many.

  • Prov 19:27
    73%

    27 My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine yt leadeth the awaye from the wordes of vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 23:12
    73%

    12 Applie thine herte vnto lernynge, and thine eare to the wordes of knowlege.

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 20:18
    72%

    18 Thorow councell the thinges that men deuyse go forwarde: & with discrecion ought warres to be taken in honde.

  • Prov 20:21
    72%

    21 The heretage that commeth to haistely at the first, shal not be praysed at the ende.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

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

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my comaundemetes by the,

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

  • Exod 18:19
    72%

    19 But herken vnto my voyce, I will geue the councell, and God shall be with the. Be thou vnto the people to God warde, and brynge the causes before God,

  • Prov 15:22
    72%

    22 Vnaduysed thoughtes shal come to naught, but where as are men yt can geue councell, there is stedfastnesse.

  • Job 22:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21 Therfore recocile the vnto God, & be content, so shal all thinges prospere wt the right well.

    22 Receaue the lawe at his mouth, & laye vp his wordes in thine herte.

  • Job 34:16
    72%

    16 Yf thou now haue vnderstodinge, heare what I saye and herken to the voyce of my wordes.

  • Deut 32:29
    71%

    29 O that they were wyse & vnderstode this, that they wolde cosidre what shulde happe vnto them her after.

  • Prov 5:1
    71%

    1 My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, & bowe thine eare vnto my prudece:

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouerte and shame: but who so receaueth correccion, shal come to honoure.

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

  • Prov 24:6
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    6 For with discrecion must warres be take in honde, and where as are many yt can geue councell, there is ye victory.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8 A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.

  • Prov 4:20
    71%

    20 My sonne, marcke my wordes, and enclyne thine eare vnto my saynges.

  • Prov 10:17
    71%

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

  • Prov 29:20
    71%

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

  • Prov 1:3
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    3 rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite.

  • 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.

  • Job 36:18
    70%

    18 For then shal not thy cause be stilled with crueltie, ner pacified with many giftes.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    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 29:1
    70%

    1 He that is stiffnecked & wyll not be refourmed, shal sodenly be destroyed wt out eny helpe.

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

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

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

    20 He yt handleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: & blessed is he, yt putteth his trust in ye LORDE.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1 A wyse sonne wyll receaue his fathers warnynge, but he yt is scornefull, wyll not heare when he is reproued.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12 A wyse man seynge the plage wyl hyde him self, as for fooles they go on still, and suffer harme.

  • Prov 19:25
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    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 17:10
    70%

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

  • Job 33:33
    70%

    33 Yf thou hast nothinge, then heare me, and holde thy tonge, so shal I teach the wy?dome.

  • Eccl 9:17
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    17 A wise mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the crienge of a captaine amoge fooles.

  • Job 5:27
    70%

    27 Lo, this is the matter, as we oure selues haue proued by experience. Therfore now that thou hearest it, take better hede to thy selff.

  • Prov 4:1
    70%

    1 Heare (O ye children) the fatherly exortacio, & take good hede, that ye maye lerne wy?dome.

  • Prov 8:10
    70%

    10 Receaue my doctryne therfore and not syluer, & knowlege more then fyne golde.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24 Wy?dome shyneth in ye face of him yt hath vnderstondinge, but ye eyes of fooles wandre thorow out all lodes.