Proverbs 9:6
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 reoof 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 ceive 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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- Prov 14:6-83 verses79%
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
7 Go from the esence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the udent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
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5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
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16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- Prov 9:4-52 verses78%
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
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22 Understanding is a wellsing of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
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32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the osperity of fools shall destroy them.
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22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
- Prov 14:15-162 verses75%
15 The simple believeth every word: but the udent man looketh well to his going.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
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14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
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21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uightly.
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17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reoof erreth.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
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4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
- Prov 4:14-152 verses74%
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 4:5-73 verses73%
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall eserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is the incipal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
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18 The simple inherit folly: but the udent are crowned with knowledge.
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25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
- Prov 1:5-73 verses73%
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a overb, and the interetation; 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.
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5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reoof is udent.
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16 Every udent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
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20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
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17 The highway of the uight is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way eserveth his soul.
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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.
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19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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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.
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15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
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14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
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11 Discretion shall eserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
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12 A udent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.