Proverbs 14:15
The simple man believeth every word; But the prudent looketh well to his steps.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
In Context
16The wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool is haughty and confident.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is in giving heed to his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 27:12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
Acts 13:7who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.
Ephesians 4:14that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;
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 →