Proverbs 18:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.

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  • Prov 2:1-6 : 1 My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee, 2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding, 3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding: 4 If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures, 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
  • Prov 20:3 : 3 It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
  • Eph 5:15-17 : 15 Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise, 16 Redeeming ye season: for ye daies are euill. 17 Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.
  • Jude 1:19 : 19 These are they that separate them selues from other, naturall, hauing not the Spirit.
  • Prov 14:10 : 10 The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, & the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
  • Prov 24:21 : 21 My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.
  • Prov 26:17 : 17 He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.
  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I sate not in the assembly of the mockers, neither did I reioyce, but sate alone because of thy plague: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
  • Zech 7:3 : 3 And to speake vnto the Priests, which were in the House of the Lorde of hostes, and to the Prophets, saying, Should I weepe in the fift moneth, and separate my selfe as I haue done these so many yeeres?
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he answered, & said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you, to know the secretes of the kingdome of heauen, but to the it is not giue.
  • Mark 1:35 : 35 And in the morning very early before day, Iesus arose & went out into a solitarie place, and there praied.
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,
  • Rom 1:1 : 1 Pavl a seruant of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle, put apart to preache the Gospel of God,
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and separate your selues, saith the Lord, and touch none vncleane thing, and I wil receiue you.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.
  • Exod 33:16 : 16 And wherein nowe shal it be knowen, that I and thy people haue found fauour in thy sight? Shall it not be when thou goest with vs? so I, and thy people shall haue preeminence before all the people that are vpon the earth.
  • Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Also we, O Lorde, haue waited for thee in the way of thy iudgemets: the desire of our soule is to thy Name, and to the remembrance of thee. 9 With my soule haue I desired thee in the night, and with my spirit within mee will I seeke thee in the morning: for seeing thy iudgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world shall learne righteousnesse.

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

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Prov 18:15-16
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    15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

    16A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25(7:27) I haue compassed about, both I and mine heart to knowe and to enquire and to search wisedome, and reason, and to knowe the wickednesse of follie, and the foolishnesse of madnesse,

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

  • Prov 28:11
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    11The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.

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

  • Prov 13:19-20
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    19A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.

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

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.

  • Eccl 1:17-18
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    17And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.

    18For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.

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

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

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

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

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    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 26:17
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    17He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    6A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

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

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

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    16Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,

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  • Prov 19:1
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  • Jas 1:14
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    14But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.

  • Eccl 2:3
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    29He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.