Proverbs 14:15

God's Word

A gullible person believes anything, but a sensible person watches his step.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5

“How do you know Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” David asked the young man who had brought him the news.

1 Kings 2:18

“Very well,” Bathsheba answered. “I will talk to the king for you.”

Nehemiah 6:4

They sent the same message to me four times, and I answered them the same way.

Proverbs 14:14

A heart that turns ⌞from God⌟ becomes bored with its own ways, but a good person is satisfied with God’s ways.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is careless and overconfident.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of a sensible person guides his way of life, but the stupidity of fools misleads them.

Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.

Proverbs 22:3

Sensible people foresee trouble and hide ⌞from it⌟, but gullible people go ahead and suffer ⌞the consequence⌟.

Proverbs 27:12

Sensible people foresee trouble and hide. Gullible people go ahead ⌞and⌟ suffer.

Proverbs 4:26

Carefully walk a straight path, and all your ways will be secure.

Amos 5:13

That is why a wise person remains silent at such times, because those times are so evil.

Acts 13:7

He was associated with an intelligent man, Sergius Paulus, who was the governor of the island. The governor sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear God’s word.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed and carried about by all kinds of teachings that change like the wind. We will no longer be influenced by people who use cunning and clever strategies to lead us astray.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord wants.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, don’t believe all people who say that they have the Spirit. Instead, test them. See whether the spirit they have is from God, because there are many false prophets in the world.