Proverbs 14:16

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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

Bible References

Feareth

Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

With loving mercy and faithfulness, sins be forgiven; and whoso searcheth the LORD eschewth evil.

A wise man seeth the plague and hideth himself; but the foolish go on still and are punished.

And Esau said, "I have enough my brother, keep that thou hast unto thyself."

And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.

For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.

Did I ever lift up my hand to hurt the fatherless; yea, in the gates where I saw myself to be in authority?

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Abstain from all suspicious things.

The fool

suddenly to follow her - as it were an ox to the slaughter, and like as it were a fool that laugheth when he goeth to the stocks to be punished -

Well is him that standeth always in awe; as for him that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischief.

If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, "So do God to me, and so thereto, except I make thy soul like one of theirs by tomorrow this time."

Then Benhadad sent unto him and said, "Thus do the gods to me and so thereto, if the dust of Samaria be enough for all the people that follow me, that every man may have a handful."

The beginning of his talking is foolishness, and the last word of his mouth is great madness.

For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him and cast him into prison for Herodias' sake, which was his brother Philip's wife. For he had married her.

And some of the Pharisees which were with him, heard these words and said unto him, "Are we then blind?"