Proverbs 9:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.
  • Prov 4:11 : 11 I haue taught thee in ye way of wisedom, and led thee in the pathes of righteousnesse.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men. 15 Auoide it, and goe not by it: turne from it, and passe by.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
  • Prov 10:17 : 17 He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 Enter in at the streight gate: for it is the wide gate, and broade way that leadeth to destruction: & many there be which goe in thereat, 14 Because the gate is streight, and the way narowe that leadeth vnto life, and fewe there be that finde it.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 Striue to enter in at the straite gate: for many, I say vnto you, will seeke to enter in, and shall not be able.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words he besought and exhorted them, saying, Saue your selues from this froward generation.
  • 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.
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voyce from heauen say, Goe out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sinnes, and that ye receiue not of her plagues.
  • Ps 26:4-6 : 4 I haue not hanted with vaine persons, neither kept companie with the dissemblers. 5 I haue hated the assemblie of the euill, and haue not companied with the wicked. 6 I will wash mine handes in innocencie, O Lord, and compasse thine altar,
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine eare: forget also thine owne people and thy fathers house.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commaundements of my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

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

  • Prov 8:5
    79%

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

  • Prov 9:16
    79%

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

  • Prov 9:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,

    5Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 1:32
    75%

    32For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.

  • Prov 1:22
    75%

    22O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?

  • Prov 21:16
    75%

    16A man that wandreth out of the way of wisdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    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 15:14
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

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

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4Answer not a foole according to his foolishnes, least thou also be like him.

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

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

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

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.

    15Auoide it, and goe not by it: turne from it, and passe by.

  • Prov 4:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

    7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

  • Prov 14:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:25
    73%

    25Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

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

    6To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

    7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

  • Prov 15:24
    73%

    24The way of life is on high to the prudent, to auoyde from hell beneath.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

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

  • Ps 94:8
    73%

    8Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

    17The pathe of the righteous is to decline from euil, and hee keepeth his soule, that keepeth his way.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

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

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17(7:19) Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

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

  • Eph 5:15
    72%

    15Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

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

  • Prov 9:9
    72%

    9Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 13:14
    72%

    14The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

  • Prov 8:33
    72%

    33Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

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

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23Hee shall die for faute of instruction, and shall goe astraie through his great follie.