Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident .
New American Standard Bible
But a fool is arrogant and careless.
King James Version
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Holman Bible
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
International Standard Version
The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.
A Conservative Version
A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.
American Standard Version
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
Amplified
A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil,
But the fool is arrogant and careless.
Bible in Basic English
The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
Darby Translation
A wise man feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
King James 2000
A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wise is cautious and turns from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
Modern King James verseion
A wise one fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is sure.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but a fool goeth on presumptuously.
NET Bible
A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
New Heart English Bible
A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
The Emphasized Bible
A wise man, feareth, and avoideth evil, but, a dullard, is haughty and confident.
Webster
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
World English Bible
A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
15 The simple will believe to every word: and the prudent will understand to his going. 16 The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident . 17 He reaping anger will do folly: and a man of mischiefs will be hated.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 22:3
The crafty saw evil, and he will hide, and the simple passed on and were punished.
Proverbs 3:7
Thou shalt not be wise in thine eyes: fear Jehovah and depart from evil.
Genesis 33:9
And Esau will say, There is much to me, my brother; what is to thee shall be to thee.
Genesis 42:18
And Joseph will say to them in the third day, This do ye, and live, I fearing God.
1 Kings 19:2
And Jezebel will send a messenger to Elijah, saying, Thus will God do and thus will he add that according to the time to-morrow I will set thy soul as the soul of one of them.
1 Kings 20:10-11
And Ben-hadad will send to him and say, Thus will the gods do to me, and thus will they add, if the dust of Shomeron shall suffice for handfuls for all the people which are at my feet
1 Kings 20:18
And he will say, If for peace they came forth, seize them living; and if for war they came forth, seize them living.
Nehemiah 5:15
And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God.
Job 28:28
And he will say to man, Behold, the fear of Jehovah, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Job 31:21-23
If I lifted up my hand against the orphan when I shall see, my help in the gate:
Psalm 34:14
Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace and pursue it
Psalm 119:120
My flesh stood erect from thy fear, and I was afraid of thy judgments.
Proverbs 7:22
He went after her suddenly as the ox will go to the slaughter, and as the fetter for the correction of the foolish.
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil.
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy the man fearing always: and he hardening his heart shall fall into evil
Proverbs 29:9
A wise man contending with a foolish man and raging and laughing, and no rest.
Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth, folly: and the latter state of his mouth the folly of evil.
Mark 6:17-19
For this Herod, having sent, took John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife: for he married her.
Mark 6:24-25
And she having come out, said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Immerser.
John 9:40
And they being with him of the Pharisees heard these things, and said to him,
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Keep away from all appearance of evil.