Proverbs 14:15

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

In Context

14He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5And David said to the young man who gave him the news, Why are you certain that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?

Nehemiah 6:4And four times they sent to me in this way, and I sent them the same answer.

Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

Proverbs 27:12The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Acts 13:7Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.

Ephesians 4:14So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:15

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted. 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. Note, 1. The misery of sinners will be an eternal surfeit upon their sins: The backslider in heart, who for fear of suffering, or in hope of profit or pleasure, forsakes God and his duty, shall be filled with his own ways; God will give him enough of them. They would not leave their brutish lusts and passions, and therefore they shall stick by them, to their… Read the whole commentary →

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