Proverbs 14:16

New American Bible - revised edition

The wise person is cautious and turns from evil; the fool is reckless and gets embroiled.

Cross References

Genesis 33:9

Esau replied, “I have plenty; my brother, you should keep what is yours.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them: “Do this, and you shall live; for I am a God-fearing man.

1 Kings 19:2

Jezebel then sent a messenger to Elijah and said, “May the gods do thus to me and more, if by this time tomorrow I have not done with your life what was done to each of them.”

1 Kings 20:18

He answered, “Whether they have come out for peace or for war, take them alive.”

Nehemiah 5:15

The earlier governors, my predecessors, had laid a heavy burden on the people, taking from them each day forty silver shekels for their food; then, too, their attendants oppressed the people. But I, because I feared God, did not do this.

Job 1:1

In the land of Uz there was a blameless and upright man named Job, who feared God and avoided evil.

Job 28:28

And to mortals he said: See: the fear of the Lord is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.

Psalm 119:120

My flesh shudders with dread of you; I fear your judgments.

Psalm 34:14

Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies.

Proverbs 1:32

For the straying of the naive kills them, the smugness of fools destroys them.

Proverbs 14:15

The naive believe everything, but the shrewd watch their steps.

Proverbs 14:17

The quick-tempered make fools of themselves, and schemers are hated.

Proverbs 16:17

The path of the upright leads away from misfortune; those who attend to their way guard their lives.

Proverbs 16:6

By steadfast loyalty guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

Proverbs 22:3

The astute see an evil and hide, while the naive continue on and pay the penalty.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy those who always fear; but those who harden their hearts fall into evil.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise person disputes with a fool, there is railing and ridicule but no resolution.

Proverbs 3:7

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

Proverbs 7:22

He follows her impulsively, like an ox that goes to slaughter; Like a stag that bounds toward the net,

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of their words is folly, and the end of their talk is utter madness;

Numbers 22:27

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord there, she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger flared up and he beat the donkey with his stick.

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and said to him, “Surely we are not also blind, are we?”

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Refrain from every kind of evil. Concluding Prayer.