Proverbs 14:16

A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.

Proverbs 22:3

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t consider yourself to be wise;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Genesis 33:9

“I have enough, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what you have.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God—do this and you will live.

1 Kings 19:2

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow!”

1 Kings 20:10-11

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

1 Kings 20:18

So he said, “If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”

The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking food and wine from them, as well as a pound of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but I didn’t do this, because of the fear of God.

Job 28:28

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Job 31:21-23

if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 119:120

I tremble in awe of You;
I fear Your judgments.

Proverbs 7:22

He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap

Proverbs 16:6

Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the one who is always reverent,
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly,
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.

Mark 6:17-19

For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

Mark 6:24-25

Then she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?”

“John the Baptist’s head!” she said.

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Stay away from every kind of evil.

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Summary

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Feareth

The fool

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