Proverbs 14:15

The Message

The gullible believe anything they’re told; the prudent sift and weigh every word.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:5

David pressed the young soldier for details: “How do you know for sure that Saul and Jonathan are dead?”

1 Kings 2:18

“Certainly,” said Bathsheba. “I’ll speak to the king for you.”

Nehemiah 6:4

Four times they sent this message and four times I gave them my answer.

Proverbs 14:14

A mean person gets paid back in meanness, a gracious person in grace.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise watch their steps and avoid evil; fools are headstrong and reckless.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the wise keeps life on track; the foolishness of fools lands them in the ditch.

Proverbs 17:4

Evil people relish malicious conversation; the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip.

Proverbs 22:3

A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Amos 5:13

Justice is a lost cause. Evil is epidemic. Decent people throw up their hands. Protest and rebuke are useless, a waste of breath.

Ephesians 4:14

No prolonged infancies among us, please. We’ll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are easy prey for predators. God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.

Ephesians 5:17

Don’t live carelessly, unthinkingly. Make sure you understand what the Master wants.

1 John 4:1

My dear friends, don’t believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world.