Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
In Context
7Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.
9Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is good will.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and all who act accordingly have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do I trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to thee.
Proverbs 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,
Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance forever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how the wise man dies even as the fool!
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:8
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. See here, 1. How we may discern a fool and discover him, a wicked man, for he is a foolish man. If we perceive not in him the lips of knowledge, if we find there is no relish or savour of piety in his discourse, that his communication is all corrupt and corrupting, and nothing in it good and to the use of edifying, we may conclude the treasure is bad. 2. How we must decline such a one and depart from him: Go from his… Read the whole commentary →