Proverbs 14:15
An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
In Context
14A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.
16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.
Proverbs 27:12A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.
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 →