Proverbs 14:15
The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 1:5And David said to the young man who brought him the tidings, How know you that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?
Nehemiah 6:4And they sent to me again to this effect; and I sent them word accordingly.
Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
Proverbs 27:12A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
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 →