Verse 15

The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharise stoode and prayed thus with himselfe, O God, I thanke thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or euen as this Publican.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if any man seeme to himselfe, that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, hee deceiueth himselfe in his imagination.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that are pure in their owne conceite, and yet are not washed from their filthinesse.
  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.
  • Jer 38:15-28 : 15 Then Ieremiah sayd to Zedekiah, If I declare it vnto thee, wilt not thou slay me? and if I giue thee counsell, thou wilt not heare me. 16 So the King sware secretly vnto Ieremiah, saying, As the Lorde liueth that made vs these soules, I will not slay thee, nor giue thee into the hands of those men that seeke thy life. 17 Then sayd Ieremiah vnto Zedekiah, Thus sayth the Lord God of hostes, the God of Israel, If thou wilt goe foorth vnto the King of Babels princes, then thy soule shall liue, and this citie shal not be burnt vp with fire, and thou shalt liue, and thine house. 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the King of Babels princes, then shall this citie be giuen into the hand of ye Caldeans, & they shal burne it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hands. 19 And Zedekiah the King sayde vnto Ieremiah, I am carefull for the Iewes that are fled vnto the Caldeans, least they deliuer mee into their hands, and they mocke me. 20 But Ieremiah sayd, They shall not deliuer thee: hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde, I beseech thee, which I speake vnto thee: so shal it be well vnto thee, and thy soule shall liue. 21 But if thou wilt refuse to go forth, this is the worde that the Lorde hath shewed me. 22 And beholde, all the women that are left in the King of Iudahs house, shalbe brought forth to the King of Babels princes: and those women shall say, Thy friends haue perswaded thee, and haue preuailed against thee: thy feete are fastened in the myre, and they are turned backe. 23 So they shall bring out all thy wiues, & thy children to the Caldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hands, but shalt be taken by the hand of the King of Babel: and this citie shalt thou cause to be burnt with fire. 24 Then said Zedekiah vnto Ieremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. 25 But if ye princes vnderstand that I haue talked with thee, & they come vnto thee, & say vnto thee, Declare vnto vs nowe, what thou hast sayde vnto the King, hide it not from vs, & we will not slay thee: also what the King sayd vnto thee, 26 Then shalt thou say vnto them, I humbly besought the King that he would not cause me to returne to Iehonathans house, to die there. 27 Then came all the princes vnto Ieremiah and asked him; he tolde them according to all these wordes that the King had commaunded: so they left off speaking with him, for the matter was not perceiued. 28 So Ieremiah abode still in the court of the prison, vntill the day that Ierusalem was taken: and he was there, when Ierusalem was taken.
  • Prov 28:11 : 11 The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.