Proverbs 10:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:1 : 1 He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words, & doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock: 25 And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is a wise man & endued with knowledge among you? let him shew by good conuersation his workes in meekenesse of wisdome.
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shal be to him.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fooles lips come with strife, & his mouth calleth for stripes. 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lips are a snare for his soule.
  • Ps 119:34 : 34 Giue mee vnderstanding, and I will keepe thy Law: yea, I wil keepe it with my whole heart.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, & he that is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    13In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.

    14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

  • Prov 14:33
    79%

    33Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

    13The beginning of the wordes of his mouth is foolishnesse, and the latter ende of his mouth is wicked madnesse.

  • Prov 10:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9He that walketh vprightly, walketh boldely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.

    10He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, & he that is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 12:15
    78%

    15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

  • Prov 29:11
    78%

    11A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

    23A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.

  • Prov 14:3
    78%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

    14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 15:5
    77%

    5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

  • Prov 23:9
    77%

    9Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

    16Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

    5O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

  • Prov 15:7
    77%

    7The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a foole is at his left hand.

    3And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.

  • Prov 15:2
    77%

    2The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

    18The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but he that walketh in wisdome, shall be deliuered.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

    23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

    24The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4(7:6) The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.

    5(7:7) Better it is to heare ye rebuke of a wise man, then that a man should heare the song of fooles.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.

  • Prov 15:21
    75%

    21Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 24:7
    75%

    7Wisdome is hie to a foole: therefore he can not open his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

    5Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.

  • Prov 11:29
    75%

    29He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6A fooles lips come with strife, & his mouth calleth for stripes.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lips are a snare for his soule.

  • Prov 17:10
    74%

    10A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

    15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

    21The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.

  • Eccl 9:17
    74%

    17The wordes of the wise are more heard in quietnes, then the crye of him that ruleth among fooles.

  • Prov 10:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.

    18He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.

  • Prov 15:31
    74%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

  • Prov 3:35
    74%

    35The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.