Proverbs 18:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:23 : 23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?
  • Num 24:15-16 : 15 And he toke vp his parable and sayd: Balaam the sonne of Beor hath sayde, the man whose eye is open, hath sayde: 16 He hath said that heareth the wordes of God, and hath the knowledge of the most hygh, and beholdeth the vision of the almightie, and that falleth and his eyes are opened.
  • Ps 1:1-2 : 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly: nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seate of the scornefull. 2 But his delight is in the lawe of God: and in God his lawe exerciseth himselfe day and night.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.
  • 2 Pet 2:15-19 : 15 Which haue forsaken the ryght waye, and are gone astray, folowyng the way of Balaam the sonne of Bosor, which loued the rewarde of vnrighteousnesse: 16 But was rebuked of his iniquitie. The dumbe beast, and vsed to the yoke, speaking with mans voyce, forbad the madnesse of the prophete. 17 These are welles without water, cloudes that are caryed with a tempest, to whom the mist of darknesse is reserued for euer. 18 For when they haue spoken the great swellyng wordes of vanitie, they entice through lustes in the voluptuousnesse of the fleshe, them that were cleane escaped, from them whiche are wrapped in errour, 19 Whyle they promise them libertie, where as they them selues are ye bonde seruauntes of corruption. For of whom a man is ouercome, vnto the same is he brought in bondage.
  • Eccl 10:3 : 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.
  • Matt 8:34 : 34 And beholde, the whole citie came out to meete Iesus: and when they sawe hym, they besought hym, that he woulde depart out of theyr coastes.
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 As touching thinges offred vnto idols, we are sure yt we all haue knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but loue edifieth.
  • 1 Cor 14:12 : 12 Euen so, forasmuch as ye couet spirituall giftes seke that ye may excell, vnto the edifiyng of the Churche.
  • Phil 1:15 : 15 Some preache Christe of enuie & strife, and some of good wyll.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 O ye children, howe long wyll ye loue childishnesse? howe long wyll the scorners delite in scornyng, and the vnwise hate knowledge?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 15:14
    84%

    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:33
    80%

    33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Prov 16:22
    80%

    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    80%

    6A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.

    7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Prov 18:1
    80%

    1Who so hath an earnest desire to wysdome he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine.

  • Prov 12:23
    80%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 15:21
    80%

    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 13:16
    79%

    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Prov 19:3
    79%

    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 17:16
    79%

    16Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

    24Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.

  • Ps 92:6
    78%

    6An vnwise man doth not consider this: and a foole doth not vnderstande it.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande, but a fooles heart vpon his left.

    3A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

  • Prov 8:5
    77%

    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 10:23
    77%

    23A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

    16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

    11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • Prov 26:5
    77%

    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • Prov 26:12
    76%

    12If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

    7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • Prov 19:10
    75%

    10Pleasure is not seemely for a foole: muche lesse for a bondman to haue rule of princes.

  • Eccl 7:25
    75%

    25I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.

  • Eccl 7:4
    75%

    4The heart of the wise is in the mourning house: but the heart of the foolishe is in the house of myrth.

  • Prov 14:16
    75%

    16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • Prov 10:8
    75%

    8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

  • Prov 28:26
    75%

    26He that trusteth in his owne heart is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely shalbe safe.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.

  • Eccl 4:5
    75%

    5The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp his owne fleshe.

  • 1 Cor 3:18
    75%

    18Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.

  • Prov 17:21
    75%

    21He that begetteth a foole, begetteth his sorowe: and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:10
    74%

    10The heart knoweth his owne soules bitternesse: and the straunger shall not be partaker of his ioy.

  • Eccl 1:17
    74%

    17Yea, my heart had great experience of wisdome & knowledge: for thervnto I applied my mynde, that I myght knowe what were wisdome and vnderstandyng, what were errour and foolishnesse: and I perceaued that this was also but a vexation of mynde.

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

    7Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.

  • Eccl 10:14
    74%

    14A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?

  • Prov 15:5
    74%

    5A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 28:11
    74%

    11The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 20:3
    74%

    3It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.

  • Ps 14:1
    74%

    1To the chiefe musition, a Psalme of Dauid. The foole hath sayde in his heart there is no God: they haue corrupted them selues and done an abhominable worke, there is not one that doth good.

  • Prov 10:18
    74%

    18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.

  • Ps 94:8
    74%

    8Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised?

  • Eccl 10:12
    74%

    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.