Proverbs 14:16 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁶ A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: But the fool rageth, and is confident.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, but the fool bears himself insolently and is [presumptuously] confident.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The wise are careful and avoid evil, but fools become excited and overconfident.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The wise fear, and so turn away from evil. The foolish leap ahead with confidence.

Proverbs 14:16 Cross References

Genesis 33:9

But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

1 Kings 19:2

Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.”

1 Kings 20:18

He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

Nehemiah 5:15

The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens upon the people, and took from them food and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

Job 28:28

And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 119:120

My flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Proverbs 1:32

For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacence of fools destroys them;

Proverbs 14:15

The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going.

Proverbs 14:17

A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his way preserves his life.

Proverbs 16:6

By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.

Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

Proverbs 28:14

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord always; but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 7:22

All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is wicked madness.

Numbers 22:27

When the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the ass with his staff.

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees near him heard this, and they said to him, “Are we also blind?”

1 Thessalonians 5:22

abstain from every form of evil.