Proverbs 14:16

New King James Version

A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.

Cross References

Genesis 33:9

But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

Genesis 42:18

Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God:

1 Kings 19:2

Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”

1 Kings 20:18

So he said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule 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; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

Job 28:28

And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 119:120

My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

Proverbs 14:15

The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.

Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

Proverbs 16:6

In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.

Proverbs 7:22

Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, And the end of his talk is raving madness.

Numbers 22:27

And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam’s anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

John 9:40

Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from every form of evil.