Proverbs 12:15 Cross References - LEB

¹⁵ The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice is wise.

⁵ may the wise hear and increase learning, and the one who understands gain direction,*

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.

⁹ Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; _⌊teach_⌋* a righteous one and he will increase learning.

¹² There is a way that seems upright _⌊to_⌋* a man, but its end is the way of death.

¹⁶ The wise is cautious and turns from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.

² All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.*

²⁵ There is a way that seems upright _⌊to_⌋* a man, but its end is the way of death.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your _⌊future_⌋.*

² Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.*

¹² Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

¹⁶ A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.

¹¹ A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.

¹³ A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who no longer knows _⌊how to receive advice_⌋.*

¹⁵ And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I tell you, will you not surely kill me? _⌊Besides_⌋,* if I advise you, you will not listen to me. ¹⁶ So Zedekiah the king swore to Jeremiah in secret, _⌊saying_⌋,* "_⌊As Yahweh lives_⌋,* who has made for us this life, I will not kill you and I will not give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life." ¹⁷ Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, 'If only you will go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then _⌊you_⌋* will live, and this city will not be burned with fire, and you will live, you and your house. ¹⁸ But if you do not go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you will not escape from their hand.'" ¹⁹ And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand and they abuse me." ²⁰ And Jeremiah said, "They will not give you over. Please obey the voice of Yahweh with regard to what I am saying to you, and it will go well with you, and _⌊you_⌋* will live. ²¹ But if you are refusing to surrender, this is the thing that Yahweh has shown me. ²² Now look, all the women who remain in the house of the king of Judah are being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon. And look, they are saying,
'_⌊Your trusted friends_⌋* have misled you, and they have prevailed against you. Your feet are stuck in the mud, so they turned backward.' ²³ And all your wives and your children will be led out to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon you will be seized, and this city will burn with fire." ²⁴ And Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "No man must know about these words so that you will not die. ²⁵ And if the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come to you and say to you, 'Please tell us what you said to the king. You must not conceal it from us so that we will not kill you. And what did the king say to you?' ²⁶ Then you shall say to them, 'I was presenting my plea _⌊before_⌋* the king, to not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan to die there.'" ²⁷ And all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he informed them like all these words that the king commanded. So they fell silent, for the _⌊conversation_⌋* was not heard. ²⁸ And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was captured. And it happened that Jerusalem was captured.*

¹¹ The Pharisee stood and* prayed these things with reference to himself: 'God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people—swindlers, unrighteous people, adulterers, or even like this tax collector!

³ For if anyone thinks he is something although he* is nothing, he is deceiving himself.