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Proverbs 14:16
16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is 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 disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves, and a good one, what his deeds deserve. 15The inexperienced one believes anything, but the sensible one watches his steps. A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless. 17A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, and one who schemes is hated. 18The inexperienced inherit foolishness, but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:16 word by word
חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 14:16
- Proverbs 3:7Don’t be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
- Proverbs 16:6Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.
- Proverbs 22:3A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
- Genesis 33:9“I have enough, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what you have.”
- Genesis 42:18On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God — do this and you will live.
- Nehemiah 5:15The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as a pound of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn’t do this.
- Job 31:21if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the city gate,
- Psalms 119:120I tremble in awe of you; I fear your judgments.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Stay away from every kind of evil.
- Proverbs 7:22He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap
- Proverbs 28:14Happy is the one who is always reverent, but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise person goes to court with a fool, there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.
- 1 Kings 19:2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow!”
- 1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of the words from his mouth is folly, but the end of his speaking is evil madness;
- Mark 6:17For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he 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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