Proverbs 8:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:22 : 22 `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 1:4 : 4 For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked, 18 I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
  • Ps 19:7 : 7 The law of Jehovah `is' perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah `are' stedfast, Making wise the simple,
  • Ps 94:8 : 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?
  • Prov 9:4 : 4 `Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
  • Isa 42:13 : 13 Jehovah as a mighty one goeth forth. As a man of war He stirreth up zeal, He crieth, yea, He shrieketh, Against His enemies He showeth Himself mighty.
  • Isa 55:1-3 : 1 Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk. 2 Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes, to turn `them' from darkness to light, and `from' the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that `is' toward me.
  • 1 Cor 1:28 : 28 and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit. 11 And certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    82%

    7Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

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

  • Ps 94:8
    82%

    8Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?

  • Prov 14:33
    81%

    33In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

  • Prov 9:6
    79%

    6Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

  • Prov 1:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    4For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

    5(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

    6For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

    7Fear of Jehovah `is' a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

    14The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

    23The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,

  • Prov 9:4
    78%

    4`Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

  • Prov 9:16
    78%

    16`Who `is' simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,

  • Prov 1:22
    78%

    22`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart.

  • Prov 10:8
    77%

    8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

  • Prov 2:2
    76%

    2To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

  • Prov 14:18
    76%

    18The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned `with' knowledge.

  • Prov 17:24
    76%

    24The face of the intelligent `is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

  • Prov 14:15
    76%

    15The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

  • Prov 1:32
    76%

    32For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

  • Prov 5:1
    76%

    1My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

  • Jer 5:21
    75%

    21Hear ye, I pray you, this, O people, foolish and without heart, Eyes they have, and they see not, Ears they have, and they hear not.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    75%

    23A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2The heart of the wise `is' at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

    3And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He `is' a fool.'

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of a fool `is' right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel `is' wise.

  • Prov 7:7
    75%

    7And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4The heart of the wise `is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

    5Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than `for' a man to hear a song of fools,

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

  • Prov 8:4
    74%

    4`Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice `is' unto the sons of men.

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

    9In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 23:19
    74%

    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

    15The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Eph 5:15
    74%

    15See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

  • Prov 1:2
    74%

    2For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

  • Eccl 7:25
    74%

    25I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

  • Job 34:2
    74%

    2Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

  • Prov 27:12
    73%

    12The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

  • Ps 92:6
    73%

    6A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

  • Prov 8:6
    73%

    6Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips `is' uprightness.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.

  • Prov 8:33
    73%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

    21Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.