Proverbs 21:22

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A wyse man wynneth the cite of the mightie, and as for the strength yt they trust in, he bryngeth it downe.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wy?dome geueth more corage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie:
  • Eccl 9:13-18 : 13 This wi?dome haue I sene also vnder ye Sone, & me thought it a greate thinge. 14 There was a litle cite, & a few me within it: so there came a greate kynge & beseged it, & made greate bulworkes agaynst it. 15 And in the cite there was founde a poore man (but he was wyse) which wt his wy?dome delyuered the cite: yet was there no body, yt had eny respecte vnto soch a symple man. 16 Then sayde I: wy?dome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wy?dome is despysed, & his wordes are not herde. 17 A wise mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the crienge of a captaine amoge fooles. 18 For wy?dome is better then harnesse: but one vnthrift alone destroyeth moch good.
  • 2 Sam 5:6-9 : 6 And the kynge wente with his men to Ierusalem, agaynst the Iebusites, which dwelt in the londe. Neuertheles they sayde vnto Dauid: Thou shalt not come hither but the blynde and lame shal dryue ye awaie. (They thoughte planely, that Dauid shulde not come in.) 7 Howbeit Dauid wanne the castell of Sion, which is the cite of Dauid. 8 Then sayde Dauid the same daye: Who so euer smyteth the Iebusites, and optayneth the perquellies, the lame & the blynde, which (Iebusites) Dauids soule hateth. Herof cometh the prouerbe: Let no blynde ner lame come in to the house. 9 So Dauid dwelt in ye castell, and called it the cite of Dauid. And Dauid builded roude aboute fro Millo and within.
  • 2 Sam 20:16-22 : 16 Then cried there a wyse woma out of ye cite: Heare, heare, saye vnto Ioab that he come hither, I wyl speake with him. 17 And wha he came to her, the woman sayde: Art thou Ioab? He sayde: Yee. She sayde vnto him: Heare the wordes of thy handmayden. He sayde: I heare. 18 She sayde: The comonsayenge was somtyme: Who so wyll axe, let him axe at Abel, and so came it to a good ende. 19 This is ye noble and faithfull cite in Israel, and wilt thou destroye the cite and the mother in Israel? Why wilt thou swalowe vp the enheritaunce of the LORDE? 20 Ioab answered and sayde: That be farre, that be farre fro me, that I shulde swalowe vp and destroye. 21 The matter is not so, but a certayne man of mount Ephraim named Seba the sonne of Bichri, hath lifte vp him selfe agaynst kynge Dauid, delyuer him onely, and I wyl departe from the cite. The woman sayde vnto Ioab: Beholde, his heade shal be cast vnto the ouer the wall. 22 And the woman came in to all the people with hir wysdome. And they smote of the heade of Seba the sonne of Bichri, and cast it vnto Ioab. Then blewe he the trompe, and they departed from the cite, euery one vnto his tent. But Ioab came agayne to Ierusalem vnto the kynge.
  • Prov 24:5 : 5 A wyse ma is stroge, yee a ma of vnderstodinge is better, the he yt is mightie of stregth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:19
    78%

    19Wy?dome geueth more corage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie:

  • Prov 21:12
    77%

    12The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.

  • Prov 11:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10When it goeth well with the rightuous, the cite is mery: and when the vngodly perish, there is gladnesse.

    11When the iust are in wealth, the cite prospereth: but whan the vngodly haue the rule, it decayeth.

  • Job 12:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19he ledeth awaye the prestes into captiuyte, and turneth the mightie vp syde downe.

    20He taketh the verite from out of the mouth, & disapoynteth ye aged of their wy?dome.

    21He poureth out confucion vpon prynces, and coforteth them that haue bene oppressed.

  • Isa 25:12
    75%

    12As for his stroge holdes & hie walles: he shal buwe them, cast the downe, and sell the to the grounde in to dust.

  • Prov 18:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11But ye rich mas goodes are his stronge holde, yee he taketh them for an hye wall roude aboute him.

    12After pryde cometh destruccio, and honor after lowlynes.

  • Eccl 9:14-16
    3 verses
    74%

    14There was a litle cite, & a few me within it: so there came a greate kynge & beseged it, & made greate bulworkes agaynst it.

    15And in the cite there was founde a poore man (but he was wyse) which wt his wy?dome delyuered the cite: yet was there no body, yt had eny respecte vnto soch a symple man.

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

  • Prov 21:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

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

    21Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.

  • Prov 24:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    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 29:23
    73%

    23After pryde commeth a fall, but a lowly sprete bryngeth greate worshipe.

  • Isa 26:5
    73%

    5For why, it is he, yt bringeth lowe the hie mynded citesyns, & casteth downe the proude cities. He casteth the to the groude, yee eue in to ye myre, yt they maye be trode

  • Prov 29:8
    73%

    8Wicked people brynge a cite in decaye, but wyse men set it vp agayne.

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:20
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Prov 21:23
    72%

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

  • Prov 20:26
    72%

    26A wyse kynge destroyeth ye vngodly, & bryngeth the whele ouer them.

  • Job 18:7
    72%

    7His presumptuous goinges shal be kepte in, and his owne councell shal cast him downe.

  • Prov 25:28
    72%

    28He that can not rule himself, is like a cite, which is broken downe, and hath no walles.

  • Job 41:25
    72%

    25When he goeth: the mightiest off all are afrayed, and the wawes heuy.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The rich mas goodes are his stroge holde, but pouerte oppresseth the poore.

  • Prov 14:1
    71%

    1A wyse woma vpholdeth hir house, but a foolish wife plucketh it downe.

  • Prov 11:2
    71%

    2Where pryde is, there is shame also and confucion: but where as is lowlynes, there is wysdome.

  • Prov 16:18
    71%

    18Presumptuousnes goeth before destruccion, and after a proude stomake there foloweth a fall.

  • Job 22:29
    71%

    29For who so humbleth himself, him shal he set vp: and who so loketh mekely, shalbe healed.

  • Amos 5:9
    71%

    9He rayseth destruccion vpon the mightie people, & bryngeth downe the stronge holde:

  • Prov 16:32
    71%

    32A 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 15:24
    71%

    24The waye of life ledeth vnto heaue, yt a man shulde bewarre of hell beneth.

  • Prov 22:12
    71%

    12The eyes of ye LORDE preserue knowlege, but as for ye wordes of ye despyteful, he bryngeth them to naught.

  • Prov 12:8
    71%

    8A man shalbe commended for his wy?dome, but a foole shal be despysed.

  • Isa 5:15
    71%

    15Thus shal man haue a fall, he shalbe brought lowe, and the high lokes of the proude layde downe.

  • Prov 22:3
    71%

    3A wyse man seyth the plage and hydeth himself, but the foolish go on still and are punyshed.

  • Prov 14:11
    70%

    11The houses of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowne, but the tabernacles of ye righteus shal florishe.

  • Isa 5:21
    70%

    21Wo vnto them that are wyse in their owne sight, and thinke them selues to haue vnderstodinge.

  • Luke 11:22
    70%

    22but whan a stronger then he commeth vpo him, and ouer commeth him, he taketh fro him all his wapens, wherin he trusted, and deuydeth the spoyle.

  • Nah 2:1
    70%

    1The scaterer shal come vp agaynst the, & laye sege to the castell. Loke thou wel to the stretes, make thy loynes stronge, arme thy self with all thy myght:

  • Eccl 9:18
    70%

    18For wy?dome is better then harnesse: but one vnthrift alone destroyeth moch good.

  • Prov 11:28
    70%

    28He that trusteth in his riches, shal haue a fall, but ye rightuous shal florish as the grene leaf.

  • Job 22:8
    70%

    8Shulde soch one the as vseth violece, wroge & oppression (doinge all thinges of parcialyte, & hauynge respecte of personnes) dwell in the lode?

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

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