Proverbs 14:15

World English Bible (2000)

A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • Prov 4:26 : 26 Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
  • Prov 27:12 : 12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
  • Acts 13:7 : 7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
  • Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent. 19 For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:16-18
    3 verses
    84%

    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

    17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

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

  • Prov 27:12
    82%

    12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

  • Prov 22:3
    82%

    3A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

    6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

    7Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    78%

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

    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

    21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 8:5
    76%

    5You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 18:15
    76%

    15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

  • Prov 14:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 14:14
    75%

    14The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

    9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 9:16
    74%

    16"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

    5that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

  • Prov 9:6
    74%

    6Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

  • Eph 5:15
    73%

    15Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 26:12
    73%

    12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

  • Prov 28:11
    73%

    11The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Prov 16:20
    73%

    20He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

  • Prov 7:7
    72%

    7I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

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

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    72%

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

  • Prov 16:22
    72%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

  • Hos 14:9
    72%

    9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

  • Eccl 2:14
    72%

    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

  • Prov 13:20
    72%

    20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 17:24
    71%

    24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.