Proverbs 14:15

King James Version 1611 (Original)

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
  • Prov 4:26 : 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
  • Prov 27:12 : 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
  • Acts 13:7 : 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
  • Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:16-18
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    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

    17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

    18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

  • Prov 22:3
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    3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

    7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 13:15-16
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    15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

    16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

    16A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
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    26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 14:14
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    14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

  • Prov 10:8-9
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    8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 9:16
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    16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

  • Prov 1:4-5
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    4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

    5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  • Eph 5:15
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    15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 26:12
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  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

  • Prov 7:7
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    7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

  • Prov 2:11
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    11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

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    11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.