Proverbs 3:13

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Well is him that fyndeth wy?dome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge,

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  • Eccl 9:15-18 : 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.
  • 1 Kgs 10:23-24 : 23 Thus was kynge Salomon greater in riches and wy?dome, then all the kynges vpo earth: 24 And all the worlde desyred to se Salomon, that they mighte heare the wy?dome which God gaue him in his hert.
  • Prov 4:5-9 : 5 Get the wy?dome, get the vnderstondinge, forget not ye wordes of my mouth, & shreke not from them. 6 Forsake her not, and she shal preserue the: loue her, and she shal kepe the. 7 The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge. 8 Make moch of her, and she shal promote the: Yee yf thou embracest her, she shal brynge the vnto honoure. 9 She shal make the a gracious heade, and garnish the with ye crowne of glory.
  • Prov 8:32-35 : 32 Therfore harken vnto me (o ye children) for blessed are they that kepe my wayes. 33 O geue eare vnto nurtoure, be wyse, and refuse it not. 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.
  • Prov 18:1 : 1 Who so hath pleasure to sowe discorde, piketh a quarell in euery thinge.
  • Prov 2:4 : 4 yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure:
  • 1 Kgs 10:1-9 : 1 And whan kynge Salomons fame of the name of the LORDE came to the eares of the Quene of riche Arabia, she came to proue him with darke sentences. 2 And she came to Ierusalem with a maruelous greate trayne, with camels which bare spyces, and moch golde, and precious stones And whan she came in to kynge Salomon, she spake vnto him all that was in hir hert. 3 And Salomon tolde her euerythinge, and the kynge had nothinge in secrete, but he tolde it her. 4 But whan the Quene of riche Arabia sawe all the wy?dome of Salomon, and the house that he had buylded, 5 and the meates of his table, and the dwellinges of his seruauntes, & the offyces of his ministers, and their garmentes, and his butlers and the burntofferynges which he offred in the house of the LORDE, she wondred exceadingly, and coulde no longer refrayne, 6 but sayde vnto the kynge: It is true that I haue herde in my londe of thy behauoure and of thy wy?dome. 7 And I wolde not beleue it, tyll I came and sawe it with myne eyes: and beholde, the halfe hath not bene tolde me. hou hast more wy?dome and good, the the fame is that I haue herde. 8 Happye are thy people and thy seruauntes, that allwaie stonde before the, and heare thy wy?dome. 9 Praysed be the LORDE thy God, which had soch a pleasure vnto the, that he set the vpon the seate of Israel: because he hath allwaye loued Israel, and hath set the to be kynge, that thou shuldest mantayne iustyce and equyte.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:14
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    14 for the gettinge of it is better then eny marchaundise of syluer, & the profit of it is better then golde.

  • Prov 19:8
    82%

    8 He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere.

  • Prov 16:20-22
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    20 He yt handleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: & blessed is he, yt putteth his trust in ye LORDE.

    21 Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches.

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

  • Prov 16:16
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    16 To haue wy?dome in possession is better then golde, and to get vnderstondynge, is more worth then syluer.

  • Prov 4:7
    79%

    7 The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge.

  • Prov 1:5-6
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    78%

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

    6 he shal be more apte to vnderstonde a parable, and the interpretacion therof: the wordes of the wyse, and the darcke speaches of the same.

  • Prov 3:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18 She is a tre of life to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed are they that kepe her fast.

    19 With wy?dome hath ye LORDE layed the foudacion of ye earth, & thorow vnderstondinge hath he stablished ye heaues.

  • Prov 8:35
    77%

    35 For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth life, and shal optayne fauoure of the LORDE.

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9 Then shalt thou vnderstonde rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite, yee and euery good path.

    10 Yf wy?dome entre in to thine herte, and yi soule delyte in knowlege:

    11 then shal councell preserue the, and vnderstondinge shal kepe the.

  • Prov 3:4
    76%

    4 So shalt thou fynde fauor and good vnderstondinge in ye sight of God and men.

  • Eccl 7:11
    76%

    11 Wy?dome is better then riches, yee moch more worth then the eye sight.

  • Prov 15:21
    76%

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

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 to lerne wy?dome nurtoure, vnderstondinge, prudence,

    3 rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite.

  • Prov 21:21
    76%

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

  • Prov 23:24
    76%

    24 (for a righteous father is maruelous glad of a wyse sonne, & delyteth in hi)

  • Job 28:12-13
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    76%

    12 How commeth a man then by wy?dome? Where is the place that men fynde vnderstondinge?

    13 Verely no man can tell how worthy a thinge she is, nether is she foude in the lode of the lyuynge.

  • Prov 3:12
    75%

    12 For who the LORDE loueth, him he chasteneth: and yet delyteth in him euen as a father in his owne sonne.

  • Prov 14:33
    75%

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

  • Job 5:17
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    17 Beholde, happie is the man, whom God punysheth: therfore, despyse not thou ye chastenynge of the Allmighty.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14 Euen so shall ye knowlege of wysdome be vnto yi soule, as soone as thou hast gotte it. And there is good hope, yee yi hope shal not be in vayne.

  • Prov 18:15
    75%

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

  • Prov 8:9-12
    4 verses
    75%

    9 They are all playne to soch as wil vnderstode, & right to the that fynde knowlege.

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

    11 For wysdome is more worth then precious stones, yee all the thinges that thou cast desyre, are not to be compared vnto it.

    12 I wysdome haue my dwellynge wt knowlege, and prudent councell is myne owne.

  • Prov 10:13
    74%

    13 In ye lippes of him yt hath vnderstodinge a ma shal fynde wysdome, but ye rodde belogeth to ye backe of ye foolish.

  • Prov 13:15
    74%

    15 Good vnderstondinge geueth fauoure, but harde is the waye of the despysers.

  • Prov 2:2-6
    5 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Prov 24:3
    74%

    3 Thorow wy?dome an house shalbe buylded, & wt vnderstondinge it shalbe set vp.

  • Job 28:28
    74%

    28 And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the LORDE, is wy?dome: & to forsake euell, is vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 14:6
    73%

    6 A scornefull body seketh wy?dome, & fyndeth it not: but knowlege is easy to come by, vnto him that wil vnderstonde.

  • Eccl 1:18
    73%

    18 for where moch wy?dome is, there is also greate trauayle & disquietnes: & ye more knowlege a man hath, the more is his care.

  • Prov 9:10
    73%

    10 The feare of the LORDE is the begynnynge of wysdome, & the knowlege of holy thinges is vnderstondinge.

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

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

  • Prov 29:3
    73%

    3 Who so loueth wy?dome, maketh his father a glad man: but he yt kepeth harlottes, spedeth awaye yt he hath.

  • Job 28:20
    73%

    20 From whece then commeth wy?dome? & where is the place of vnderstondinge?

  • Prov 3:16
    73%

    16 Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor.

  • Eccl 7:19
    73%

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