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Proverbs 14:16
16A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, But the fool is arrogant and careless.
Proverbs 14:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
- New International Version (NIV)The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
Context of Proverbs 14:16
14The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways, But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights]. 15The naive or inexperienced person [is easily misled and] believes every word he hears, But the prudent man [is discreet and astute and] considers well where he is going. A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, But the fool is arrogant and careless. 17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly and without self-control, And a man of wicked schemes is hated. 18The naive [are unsophisticated and easy to exploit and] inherit foolishness, But the sensible [are thoughtful and far-sighted and] are crowned with knowledge.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:16 word by word
חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:16
- Proverbs 3:7Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.
- Proverbs 16:6By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart, And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
- Proverbs 22:3A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it], But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
- Genesis 33:9But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
- Genesis 42:18Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and [you may] live, for I fear God:
- Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors who were [in office] before me put heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them in addition to forty shekels of silver [as an excessive monthly salary]; even their servants assumed authority over the people. But I did not do so because of the [reverent] fear of God.
- Job 31:21If I have lifted my hand against the orphan, Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You, And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].
- Proverbs 7:22Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome], Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,
- Proverbs 28:14Blessed and favored by God is the man who fears [sin and its consequence] at all times, But he who hardens his heart [and is determined to sin] will fall into disaster.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish and arrogant man, The foolish man [ignores logic and fairness and] only rages or laughs, and there is no peace (rest, agreement).
- 1 Kings 19:2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and even more, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the life of one of them.”
- 1 Kings 20:10Ben-hadad sent word to him and said, “May the gods do so to me, and more also, if there is enough dust left of Samaria for handfuls for all the [armed] people who follow me.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:13the beginning of his talking is foolishness and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
- Mark 6:17For Herod himself had sent [guards] and had John arrested and shackled in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his [half-] brother Philip, because he (Herod) had married her.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16A wise man feareth - He can never trust in himself, though he be satisfied from himself. He knows that his suffiency is of God; and he has that fear that causes him to depart from evil, which is a guardian to the love he feels. Love renders him cautious; the other makes him confident. His caution leads him from sin; his confidence leads him to God.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16Verse 16 Holy fear guards against every thing unholy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. (Compare Pr 3:7; 28:14). rageth--acts proudly and conceitedly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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