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Proverbs 14:16
16The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
Context of Proverbs 14:16
14The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs. 15The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps. The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure. 17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated. 18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent 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 3:7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
- Proverbs 16:6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
- Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Genesis 33:9But Esau said, “I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”
- Genesis 42:18On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
- Nehemiah 5:15But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God I did not act like that.
- Job 31:21if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court,
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22reject every kind of evil.
- Proverbs 7:22All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
- Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 29:9If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
- 1 Kings 19:2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”
- 1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust remains in Samaria to give each of my men a handful.”
- Ecclesiastes 10:13At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
- Mark 6:17For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
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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