Proverbs 14:15

New English Translation

A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5

David said to the young man who was telling him this, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

1 Kings 2:18

Bathsheba replied, “That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

Nehemiah 6:4

They contacted me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time.

Proverbs 14:14

The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

Proverbs 17:4

One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

Proverbs 22:3

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:12

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

Proverbs 4:26

Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

Amos 5:13

For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Acts 13:7

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

Ephesians 4:14

So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.

Ephesians 5:17

For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.