Proverbs 14:16
The wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool is haughty and confident.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
In Context
15The simple man believeth every word; But the prudent looketh well to his steps.
17He who is hasty in his anger will commit folly; And the man of wicked devices will be hated.
Cross References
Job 1:1In the land of Uz lived a man whose name was Job. He was an upright and good man, fearing God and departing from evil.
Job 31:21If I have shaken my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate,—
Psalms 119:120My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
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 →