Proverbs 14:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Prov 19:27 : 27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”
  • Eph 5:11 : 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
  • 1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 15:7
    81%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 23:9
    81%

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

  • Prov 10:14
    81%

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

  • Prov 14:6
    80%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    80%

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

  • Prov 14:15-18
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    80%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

    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 13:16
    80%

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

  • Prov 15:2
    79%

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

  • Prov 9:6
    79%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    79%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Eccl 10:3
    79%

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    78%

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

  • Eccl 10:12-15
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    77%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

    13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

    14yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

    15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    77%

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

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

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    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 16:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 17:28
    76%

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

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

  • Prov 1:7
    75%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    75%

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

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

  • Prov 10:8
    75%

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

  • Prov 26:12
    75%

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

  • Prov 7:7
    75%

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

  • Ps 92:6
    75%

    6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

  • Prov 19:1
    75%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:18
    74%

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Prov 29:20
    74%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 1:22
    74%

    22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?