Proverbs 9:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
  • Prov 4:11 : 11 In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
  • Prov 4:14-15 : 14 Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers. 15 Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
  • Prov 10:17 : 17 A traveller to life `is' he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.
  • Matt 7:13-14 : 13 `Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide `is' the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it; 14 how strait `is' the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 `Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, `Be saved from this perverse generation;'
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice out of the heaven, saying, `Come forth out of her, My people, that ye may not partake with her sins, and that ye may not receive of her plagues,
  • Ps 26:4-6 : 4 I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not. 5 I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not. 6 I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Hearken, O daughter, and see, incline thine ear, And forget thy people, and thy father's house,
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my 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 14:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent `is' easy.

    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.

  • Prov 8:5
    79%

    5Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

  • Prov 9:16
    79%

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

  • Prov 9:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

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

    5`Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 1:32
    75%

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

  • Prov 1:22
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:16
    75%

    16A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

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

    16The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17A traveller to life `is' he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

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

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

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

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

    15Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 4:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.

    7The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

  • Prov 14:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 19:25
    73%

    25A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    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 15:24
    73%

    24A path of life `is' on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:16
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:20
    73%

    20Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

  • Ps 94:8
    73%

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

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

    17A highway of the upright `is', `Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

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

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:17
    72%

    17Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

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

  • Eph 5:15
    72%

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

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

  • Prov 9:9
    72%

    9Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

  • Prov 13:14
    72%

    14The law of the wise `is' a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

  • Prov 8:33
    72%

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

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

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

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!