Proverbs 14:16
A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
In Context
15An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.
17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated [of the foole.]
Cross References
Genesis 42:18And Ioseph said vnto them the thirde day: this do & liue, [for] I feare God.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:16
15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. Note, 1. It is folly to be credulous, to heed every flying report, to give ear to every man's story, though ever so improbable, to take things upon trust from common fame, to depend upon every man's profession of friendship and give credit to every one that will promise payment; those are simple who thus believe every word, forgetting that all men, in some sense, are liars in comparison with God, all whose words we are to believe… Read the whole commentary →