Proverbs 14:15

Easy To Read Version

A fool will believe anything he hears. But a wise man thinks carefully about everything.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5

David said to the young soldier, “How do you know Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

1 Kings 2:18

Then Bathsheba said, “Fine. I will speak to the king for you.”

Nehemiah 6:4

Sanballat and Geshem sent the same message to me four times. And I sent back the same answer to them each time.

Proverbs 14:14

Evil people will be fully paid (punished) for the wrong things they do. And good people will be fully rewarded for the good things they do.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man respects the Lord and stays away from evil. But a foolish man does things without thinking—he is not careful.

Proverbs 14:8

Smart people are wise because they think carefully about the things they do. But foolish people are fools because they think they can live by cheating.

Proverbs 17:4

An evil person listens to the evil things other people say. People who tell lies also listen to lies.

Proverbs 22:3

Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way. But foolish people go straight to the trouble and suffer because of it.

Proverbs 27:12

Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way. But a fool goes straight to the trouble and suffers because of it.

Proverbs 4:26

Be very careful what you do. Live a good life.

Amos 5:13

At that time, wise teachers will be quiet.\par Why? Because it is a bad time.\par

Acts 13:7

Barjesus always stayed close to Sergius Paulus, the governor. Sergius Paulus was a wise man. He asked Barnabas and Saul to come to him. He wanted to hear the message {\cf2\super [253]} of God.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will not still be babies. We will not be people who change like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced (changed) by every new teaching we hear from people who try to fool us. Those people make plans and try any kind of trick to fool people into following the wrong way.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish with your lives. But learn what the Lord wants you to do.

1 John 4:1

My dear friends, many false prophets {\cf2\super [14]} are in the world now. So don’t believe every spirit. But test the spirits to see if they are from God.