Proverbs 14:16

The Message

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

Cross References

Proverbs 22:3

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

Proverbs 29:9

A sage trying to work things out with a fool gets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.

Proverbs 28:14

A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life; a hardhearted person lives a hard life.

Proverbs 16:17

The road of right living bypasses evil; watch your step and save your life.

Proverbs 16:6

Guilt is banished through love and truth; Fear-of-God deflects evil.

Genesis 42:18

On the third day, Joseph spoke to them. “Do this and you’ll live. I’m a God-fearing man. If you’re as honest as you say you are, one of your brothers will stay here in jail while the rest of you take the food back to your hungry families. But you have to bring your youngest brother back to me, confirming the truth of your speech—and not one of you will die.” They agreed.

Genesis 33:9

Esau said, “Oh, brother. I have plenty of everything—keep what is yours for yourself.”

1 Kings 20:18

He said, “If they’ve come in peace, take them alive as hostages; if they’ve come to fight, the same—take them alive as hostages.”

John 9:40

Some Pharisees overheard him and said, “Does that mean you’re calling us blind?”

Psalm 34:14

Turn your back on sin; do something good. Embrace peace—don’t let it get away!

Proverbs 14:15

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

Proverbs 14:17

The hotheaded do things they’ll later regret; the coldhearted get the cold shoulder.

Job 1:1

Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was also very wealthy—seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servants—the most influential man in all the East!