Proverbs 12:15

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharise stoode and prayed thus with himselfe, O God, I thanke thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or euen as this Publican.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if any man seeme to himselfe, that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, hee deceiueth himselfe in his imagination.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
  • 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 21:2 : 2 Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that are pure in their owne conceite, and yet are not washed from their filthinesse.
  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.
  • Jer 38:15-28 : 15 Then Ieremiah sayd to Zedekiah, If I declare it vnto thee, wilt not thou slay me? and if I giue thee counsell, thou wilt not heare me. 16 So the King sware secretly vnto Ieremiah, saying, As the Lorde liueth that made vs these soules, I will not slay thee, nor giue thee into the hands of those men that seeke thy life. 17 Then sayd Ieremiah vnto Zedekiah, Thus sayth the Lord God of hostes, the God of Israel, If thou wilt goe foorth vnto the King of Babels princes, then thy soule shall liue, and this citie shal not be burnt vp with fire, and thou shalt liue, and thine house. 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the King of Babels princes, then shall this citie be giuen into the hand of ye Caldeans, & they shal burne it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hands. 19 And Zedekiah the King sayde vnto Ieremiah, I am carefull for the Iewes that are fled vnto the Caldeans, least they deliuer mee into their hands, and they mocke me. 20 But Ieremiah sayd, They shall not deliuer thee: hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde, I beseech thee, which I speake vnto thee: so shal it be well vnto thee, and thy soule shall liue. 21 But if thou wilt refuse to go forth, this is the worde that the Lorde hath shewed me. 22 And beholde, all the women that are left in the King of Iudahs house, shalbe brought forth to the King of Babels princes: and those women shall say, Thy friends haue perswaded thee, and haue preuailed against thee: thy feete are fastened in the myre, and they are turned backe. 23 So they shall bring out all thy wiues, & thy children to the Caldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hands, but shalt be taken by the hand of the King of Babel: and this citie shalt thou cause to be burnt with fire. 24 Then said Zedekiah vnto Ieremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. 25 But if ye princes vnderstand that I haue talked with thee, & they come vnto thee, & say vnto thee, Declare vnto vs nowe, what thou hast sayde vnto the King, hide it not from vs, & we will not slay thee: also what the King sayd vnto thee, 26 Then shalt thou say vnto them, I humbly besought the King that he would not cause me to returne to Iehonathans house, to die there. 27 Then came all the princes vnto Ieremiah and asked him; he tolde them according to all these wordes that the King had commaunded: so they left off speaking with him, for the matter was not perceiued. 28 So Ieremiah abode still in the court of the prison, vntill the day that Ierusalem was taken: and he was there, when Ierusalem was taken.
  • Prov 28:11 : 11 The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:7-8
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    83%

    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 12:16
    81%

    16A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.

  • Prov 15:20-22
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    81%

    20A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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

    22Without cousel thoughts come to nought: but in the multitude of counsellers there is stedfastnesse.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    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 26:5
    80%

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

  • Prov 26:12
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    12Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    79%

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

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

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

  • Prov 28:26
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    26Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but he that walketh in wisdome, shall be deliuered.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

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

  • Prov 15:2
    78%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

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

  • Prov 14:15-17
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    78%

    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.

    17He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.

  • Prov 14:24
    77%

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

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    77%

    3The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Prov 16:22
    77%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

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

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

  • Prov 14:12
    76%

    12There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?

  • Eccl 7:5
    76%

    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 21:2
    76%

    2Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

  • Prov 19:1
    76%

    1Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.

  • Prov 23:9
    76%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    76%

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

  • Eccl 2:14
    76%

    14For the wise mans eyes are in his head, but the foole walketh in darknes: yet I know also that the same condition falleth to them all.

  • Prov 10:17
    75%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    75%

    20He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The labour of the foolish doeth wearie him: for he knoweth not to goe into the citie.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 19:20
    75%

    20Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

  • Prov 8:5
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    5O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.

  • 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 15:31
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    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.