Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; but the folly of fools is deceit.
Leeser Tanakh
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 far away from a foolish man, else thou wilt [never] know the lips of knowledge.
9The fool maketh a mockery of guilt; but among the upright there is good will.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; a good understanding have all that fulfill [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all [my] heart.
Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear in the morning thy kindness; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way whereon I should walk; for unto thee do I lift up my soul.
Proverbs 8:20On the road of righteousness do I walk firmly, in the midst the paths of justice:
Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are justice: the best counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For there is no recollection of the wise any more than of the fool for ever: seeing that which hath long ago been will, in the days that are coming, all be forgotten. And how doth the wise die equally with 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 →