Proverbs 14:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

Cross References

Genesis 33:9

But Esau said, I have enough; keep what is yours, my brother, for yourself.

Genesis 42:18

And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:

1 Kings 19:2

Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.

1 Kings 20:18

And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.

Nehemiah 5:15

But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords 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. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.

Job 28:28

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

Psalm 119:120

My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.

Psalm 34:14

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

Proverbs 14:15

The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

Proverbs 22:3

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

Proverbs 3:7

Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

Proverbs 7:22

The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

Numbers 22:27

And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick.

John 9:40

These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Keep from every form of evil.