Proverbs 14:16
A wise man fears and turns away from evil, 1 but the fool confidently dismisses a warning. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
In Context
15The one who is naive believes everything, 1 but the prudent man thinks about his steps. 1
Cross References
Genesis 42:18Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God.
1 Kings 19:2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of those dead prophets by tomorrow about this time.”
1 Kings 20:18Ben Hadad said, “Whether they have come out for peace or war, take them alive.”
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and Job was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned from evil.
Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against fatherless people 1 because I saw my support in the city gate, 1 then bring charges against me! 1
Psalms 119:120My body trembles in fear of you, 1 and I am afraid of your righteous decrees. AYIN 1
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 →