the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Proverbs 14:16
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The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.
Wise people are careful and stay out of trouble, but fools are careless and quick to act.
A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, But the fool is arrogant and careless.
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
Only a stupid fool is never cautious— so be extra careful and stay out of trouble.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
A wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.
A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
Wise people are careful and avoid trouble; fools are too confident and careless.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but the fool behaveth overbearingly, and is confident.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but the foole rageth, and is confident.
A wise man fears God and turns away from what is sinful, but a fool is full of pride and is not careful.
The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
A wise man is cautious, and departs from evil; but the fool tampers with it confidently.
Sensible people are careful to stay out of trouble, but stupid people are careless and act too quickly.
A wise man, feareth, and avoideth evil, but, a dullard, is haughty and confident.
A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.
A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
The wise is cautious and turns from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
The wise fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is sure.
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.
The wise watch their steps and avoid evil; fools are headstrong and reckless.
A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.
A wise man fears and turns away from evil,But a fool gets angry and feels secure.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
feareth: Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 16:6, Proverbs 16:17, Proverbs 22:3, Genesis 33:9, Genesis 42:18, Nehemiah 5:15, Job 31:21-23, Psalms 119:120, 1 Thessalonians 5:22
the fool: Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 28:14, Proverbs 29:9, 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Kings 20:10, 1 Kings 20:11, 1 Kings 20:18, Ecclesiastes 10:13, Mark 6:17-19, Mark 6:24, Mark 6:25, John 9:40
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:9 - pressed Numbers 22:27 - and Balaam's anger 2 Chronicles 10:10 - My little finger 2 Chronicles 18:26 - until I return Job 17:9 - hold on Proverbs 12:15 - way Proverbs 15:21 - a man Proverbs 18:6 - fool's Isaiah 56:2 - keepeth his Jeremiah 44:10 - neither Matthew 5:22 - fool 2 Corinthians 7:11 - fear Hebrews 4:1 - us therefore 1 Peter 1:17 - in fear
Cross-References
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.
They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
Hebrews 7:1,2">[xr] Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.
And he blessed him and said: "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?" And He answered him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all."
"Who raised up one from the east? Who in righteousness called him to His feet? Who gave the nations before him, And made him rule over kings? Who gave them as the dust to his sword, As driven stubble to his bow?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil,.... He fears God, and is careful not to offend him; wherefore he departs from sin, stands at a distance from it, abstains from all appearance of it; being influenced by the goodness and grace of God unto him, he fears the Lord and his goodness, and therefore avoids all occasions of sinning against him: his motive is not merely fear of punishment, as Jarchi, but a sense of goodness; and now, as it is through the influence of divine fear that men depart from evil; so to do this shows a good understanding, and that such a man is a wise man, Proverbs 16:6;
but the fool rageth, and is confident; he fears neither God nor men, he sets his mouth against both; he "rages" in heart, if not with his mouth, against God and his law, which forbid the practice of such sins he delights in; and against all good men, that admonish him of them, rebuke him for them, or dissuade him from them: and "is confident" that no evil shall befall him; he has no concern about a future state, and is fearless of hell and damnation, though just upon the precipice of ruin; yet, as the words may be rendered, "he goes on confidently", nothing can stop him; he pushes on, regardless of the laws of God or men, of the advices and counsels of his friends, or of what will be the issue of his desperate courses in another world.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 14:16. A 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.
