Proverbs 14:16

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹⁵ An unthinking person believes everything, but the prudent one thinks before acting. ¹⁶ The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident. ¹⁷ A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated.

Foolish Man

Wise Man

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Proverbs 22:3

The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own opinion. Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Genesis 33:9

But Esau replied, "I already have so much, my brother, so keep what belongs to you."

Genesis 42:18

Three days later, Joseph told them, "I fear God, so do this and you'll live.

1 Kings 19:2

Jezebel sent a messenger to tell Elijah, "May the gods do the same to me and even more if tomorrow about this time I haven't made you like one of those prophets you had killed."

1 Kings 20:10-11

Beh-hadad sent this message back: "May the gods do so to me, and more than that also, if the dust that remains of Samaria is enough to fill up a few handfuls for all of the armies at my disposal."

1 Kings 20:18

"Take them alive, whether they've come in peace or not," he ordered.

Nehemiah 5:15

Nevertheless, the former governors before me placed a heavy burden on the people. They received food and wine, plus a tax of 40 shekels of silver. Even their young men took advantage of the people, but I never did so because I feared God.

Job 28:28

He has commanded mankind: "To fear the Lord that is wisdom; to move away from evil that is understanding.'"

Job 31:21-23

if I've raised my hand against an orphan when I thought I would against him in court,

Psalm 34:14

Avoid evil and do good! Seek peace and pursue it!

Psalm 119:120

My flesh trembles out of fear of you, and I am in awe of your judgments. Ayin

Proverbs 7:22

All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap

Proverbs 16:6

Iniquity is atoned for by gracious love and truth, and through fear of the LORD people turn from evil.

Proverbs 16:17

The road of the upright circumvents evil, and whoever watches how he lives preserves his life.

Proverbs 28:14

Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into disaster.

Proverbs 29:9

When a wise man has a dispute with a fool, the fool either rages or laughs without relief.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

He begins his speech with foolishness, and concludes it with evil madness.

Mark 6:17-19

because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

Mark 6:24-25

So she went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother replied, "The head of John the Baptist."

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees who were near him overheard this and asked him, "We aren't blind, too, are we?"

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Keep away from every kind of evil.