Proverbs 14:16

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 shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself. 15The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going. A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident. 17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated. 18The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:16 word by word

חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• confidentבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:16

• Proverbs 3:7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
• Proverbs 16:6By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
• Proverbs 22:3A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
• Genesis 33:9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let what thou hast be thine.
• Genesis 42:18And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, that ye may live: I fear God.
• Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.
• Job 31:21If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:
• Psalms 119:120My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22hold aloof from every form of wickedness.
• Proverbs 7:22He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks [serve] for the correction of the fool;
• Proverbs 28:14Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.
• Proverbs 29:9If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, [he] hath no rest.
• 1 Kings 19:2And Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah saying, So do the gods [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time!
• 1 Kings 20:10And Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me!
• Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
• Mark 6:17For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, 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

Topics related to Proverbs 14:16

• Confidence
• Fear of God
• Prudence
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Wise, Man
• Backslider
• Confident
• Crib
• Easy
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• Hasty
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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