Proverbs 9:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 13:20 : 20 He who walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
  • Prov 4:11 : 11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, do not pass by it, turn from it, and pass away.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me finds life and will obtain favor from the LORD.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
  • Prov 10:17 : 17 He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 Enter by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 Strive to enter through the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words he testified and encouraged them, saying, 'Save yourselves from this perverse generation.'
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that you may not be partakers of her sins, and that you may not receive her plagues.
  • Ps 26:4-6 : 4 I have not sat with false persons, nor will I go in with hypocrites. 5 I have hated the congregation of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked. 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will circle Your altar, O LORD,
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Listen, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget your own people, and your father's house;
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commandments of my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6A scorner seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

    7Leave the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

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

  • Prov 8:5
    79%

    5O simple ones, understand wisdom; and you fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 9:16
    79%

    16Whoever is simple, let him turn in here: and as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

  • Prov 9:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4Whoever is simple, let him turn in here: as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

    5Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mixed.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

    22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 1:32
    75%

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

  • Prov 1:22
    75%

    22"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 21:16
    75%

    16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    75%

    15The simple believes every word, but the prudent man considers his steps carefully.

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.

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

  • Prov 4:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5Get wisdom, get understanding: do not forget it; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.

    6Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you: love her, and she will keep you.

    7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting, get understanding.

  • Prov 14:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:25
    73%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel;

    6To understand a proverb and the interpretation, the words of the wise and their riddles.

    7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 15:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

    16Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

    20He who walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Ps 94:8
    73%

    8Understand, you senseless among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise?

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish; why should you die before your time?

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

    24Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eph 5:15
    72%

    15See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise,

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 9:9
    72%

    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be even wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 13:14
    72%

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

  • Prov 8:33
    72%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

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