Proverbs 13:19

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:12 : 12 ¶ Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 ¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
  • Prov 29:27 : 27 ¶ An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.
  • Song 3:4 : 4 [It was] but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 ¶ Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
  • 2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
  • Rev 7:14-17 : 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which hath given [one] to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing [it].
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
  • Ps 21:1-2 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
  • Ps 34:14 : 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
  • Ps 37:27 : 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 13:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20 ¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

    21 ¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

    21 ¶ Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • Prov 10:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23 ¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

    24 ¶ The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18 ¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23 ¶ The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.

  • Prov 14:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

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

    9 ¶ Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

    20 ¶ [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

  • Prov 18:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 ¶ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.

    2 ¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

  • Prov 19:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 ¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

    2 ¶ Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.

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

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 ¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

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

  • Prov 15:14
    71%

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

  • Prov 19:10
    71%

    10 ¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 13:12
    71%

    12 ¶ Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.

  • Prov 12:15
    71%

    15 ¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Prov 14:33
    71%

    33 ¶ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.

  • Ps 112:10
    71%

    10 The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Prov 24:9
    71%

    9 The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.

  • Prov 1:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

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

  • Eccl 6:9
    71%

    9 Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

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

  • Prov 12:12
    70%

    12 ¶ The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

  • Prov 16:22
    70%

    22 ¶ Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.

  • Prov 13:4
    70%

    4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 ¶ Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.

    25 ¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24 ¶ The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

  • Prov 19:23
    70%

    23 ¶ The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Prov 27:7
    70%

    7 ¶ The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 11:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19 ¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.

    20 ¶ They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15 ¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

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

  • Prov 17:12
    70%

    12 ¶ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 2:14
    69%

    14 Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

  • Prov 11:27
    69%

    27 ¶ He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 17:21
    69%

    21 ¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 24:14
    69%

    14 So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 3:13
    69%

    13 ¶ Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.

  • Prov 14:14
    69%

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

  • Prov 3:35
    69%

    35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 13:25
    69%

    25 ¶ The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.