Proverbs 9:6

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 ¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
  • Prov 4:11 : 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 ¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
  • Prov 10:17 : 17 ¶ He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 ‹Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide› [is] ‹the gate, and broad› [is] ‹the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:› 14 ‹Because strait› [is] ‹the gate, and narrow› [is] ‹the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.›
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 ‹Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.›
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
  • Ps 26:4-6 : 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. 6 ¶ I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 ¶ Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 ¶ Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6¶ A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth.

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

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

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

  • 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 9:4-5
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    4Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

    5Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.

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

  • 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 1:22
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 21:16
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    16¶ The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15¶ The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.

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

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

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

  • Prov 10:17
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    17¶ He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].

    15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  • Prov 4:5-7
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    5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

    7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18¶ The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 19:25
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    25¶ Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5-7
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    73%

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

    6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

    7¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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    24¶ The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

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

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

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

    17¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19¶ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

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

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

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27¶ Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 19:1
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  • Prov 9:9
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    9Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 13:14
    72%

    14¶ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  • Prov 8:33
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    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

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

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

  • Prov 5:23
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    23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.