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Proverbs 14:18

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The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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  1. 1 Peter 1:18Rank 1 from verse 18
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    18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

  2. 1 Peter 5:4Rank 2 from verse 18
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    4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

  3. 2 Timothy 4:8Rank 3 from verse 18
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    8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

  4. Jeremiah 16:19Rank 4 from verse 18
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    19O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

  5. Daniel 12:3Rank 5 from verse 18
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    3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  6. Jeremiah 44:17Rank 6 from verse 18
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    17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

  7. Matthew 23:29–32Rank 7 from verse 18
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    29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

    30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

    31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

    32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

  8. Proverbs 11:29–30Rank 8 from verse 18
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    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

  9. Proverbs 3:35Rank 9 from verse 18
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    35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  10. Proverbs 4:7–9Rank 10 from verse 18
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    7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

    8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

    9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

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Proverbs 14:18

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simple

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Without guile; sincere or harmless; in other contexts, lacking wisdom or understanding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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prudent

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Wise, discerning, thoughtful, circumspect, and careful in judgment or conduct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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crowned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of crown, meaning to invest, adorn, or honour with a crown, dignity, or reward.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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14:17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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14:19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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