Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
Proverbs 14:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The simple believeth every word: But the prudent man looketh well to his going. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The simpleton believes every word he hears, but the prudent man looks and considers well where he is going. American Standard Version (1901) The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going. Common English Bible The naive believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps. Catholic Public Domain Version The innocent trust every word. The astute one considers his own steps. Nothing good will be for the deceitful son. But the wise servant shall act prosperously and his way will be set in order. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight. |
Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
And they sent to me four times in this way and I answered them in the same manner.
A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.
A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.
The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time; for it is an evil time.
He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful wiles.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.