Proverbs 14:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:17 : 17 For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 Testing the Spirits Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • Prov 4:26 : 26 Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.
  • Prov 27:12 : 12 A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.
  • Acts 13:7 : 7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
  • Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive. 19 Your obedience is known to all and thus I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:16-18
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    84%

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 27:12
    82%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 22:3
    82%

    3A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 13:15-16
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    79%

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    78%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 18:15
    76%

    15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    75%

    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 14:14
    75%

    14The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Prov 9:16
    74%

    16“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” To those who lack understanding she has said,

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 1:4-5
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    74%

    4To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, a discerning plan to the young person.

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”

  • Eph 5:15
    73%

    15Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 16:20
    73%

    20The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

  • Prov 7:7
    72%

    7and I saw among the naive– I discerned among the youths– a young man who lacked sense.

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 14:24
    72%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Hos 14:9
    72%

    9Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Eccl 2:14
    72%

    14The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

  • Prov 13:20
    72%

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 17:24
    71%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.