Proverbs 12:15

New International Reader's Version

The way of foolish people seems right to them. But those who are wise listen to advice.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:5

Let wise people listen and add to what they have learned. Let those who understand what is right get guidance.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son pays attention to what his father teaches him. But anyone who makes fun of others doesn’t listen to warnings.

Proverbs 13:10

Where there is arguing, there is pride. But those who take advice are wise.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that appears to be right. But in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person has respect for the Lord and avoids evil. But a foolish person has a bad temper and yet feels secure.

Proverbs 16:2

Everything a person does might seem pure to them. But the Lord knows why they do what they do.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that appears to be right. But in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to advice and accept correction. In the end you will be counted among those who are wise.

Proverbs 21:2

A person might think their own ways are right. But the Lord knows what they are thinking.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.

Proverbs 26:16

A person who doesn’t want to work is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who give careful answers.

Proverbs 28:11

Rich people may think they are wise. But a poor person with understanding knows that rich people are fooling themselves.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Have respect for the Lord and avoid evil.

Proverbs 30:12

Some are pure in their own eyes. But their dirty sins haven’t been washed away.

Proverbs 9:9

Teach a wise person, and they will become even wiser. Teach a person who does right, and they will learn even more.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor but wise young man is better off than an old but foolish king. That king doesn’t pay attention to a warning anymore.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed. ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said. ‘I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves.