Proverbs 14:8
The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
In Context
7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.
9Fooles make but a sport of sinne: but there is a fauourable loue among the ryghteous.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:20I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement:
Proverbs 12:5The thoughtes of the ryghteous are ryght: but the imaginations of the vngodly are deceptfull.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For the wise are euer as litle in remembraunce as the foolishe: for the dayes shall come when all shalbe forgotten: yea the wise man dyeth as well as the foole.
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 →