Proverbs 14:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:23 : 23 It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
  • Prov 12:2 : 2 A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.
  • Prov 13:15 : 15 Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things, 19 So dealeth the deceitfull man with his friend and sayth, Am not I in sport?
  • Prov 30:20 : 20 Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.
  • Rom 14:17-18 : 17 For the kingdome of God, is not meate nor drinke, but righteousnes, and peace, and ioye in the holy Ghost. 18 For whosoeuer in these things serueth Christ, is acceptable vnto God, and is approoued of men.
  • Jude 1:18 : 18 How that they told you that there should be mockers in ye last time, which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes.
  • Job 15:16 : 16 How much more is man abominable, and filthie, which drinketh iniquitie like water?
  • Job 34:7-9 : 7 What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water? 8 Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men? 9 For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
  • Prov 3:4 : 4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:8
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    8 The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • Prov 14:33-35
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    33 Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

    34 Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.

    35 The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9 The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men.

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

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

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

  • Prov 14:16-19
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    75%

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

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

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

    19 The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21 Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:3
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    3 In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

  • Job 22:19
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    19 The righteous shal see them, & shal reioyce, and the innocent shal laugh them to scorne.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24 The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

  • Prov 19:29
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    29 But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Ps 14:1
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    1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath said in his heart, There is no God: they haue corrupted, & done an abominable worke: there is none that doeth good.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17 Fooles by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23 A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.

  • Eccl 7:4-6
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    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.

    6 (7:8) For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2 A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 Hee that mocketh the poore, reprocheth him, that made him: and he that reioyceth at destruction, shall not be vnpunished.

  • Prov 26:10
    72%

    10 The excellent that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole & rewardeth the transgressers.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35 The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11 A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:6
    72%

    6 In the transgression of an euill man is his snare: but the righteous doeth sing and reioyce.

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

  • Ps 52:6
    72%

    6 The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

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

  • Prov 13:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.

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

  • Prov 19:10
    71%

    10 Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.

  • Prov 14:10
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    10 The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, & the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5 Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9 Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

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

  • Ps 53:1
    71%

    1 To him that excelleth on Mahalath. A Psalme of Dauid to giue instruction. The foole hath saide in his heart, There is no God. they haue corrupted & done abominable wickednes: there is none that doeth good.

  • Prov 10:18
    71%

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

  • Eccl 10:2
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    2 The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a foole is at his left hand.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22 Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.