Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wise fear the LORD and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure. New Living Translation The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence. English Standard Version One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. Berean Standard Bible A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. King James Bible A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. New King James Version A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. New American Standard Bible A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless. NASB 1995 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless. NASB 1977 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless. Legacy Standard Bible A wise man fears and turns away from evil, But a fool gets angry and feels secure. Amplified Bible A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil, But the fool is arrogant and careless. Christian Standard Bible A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless. Holman Christian Standard Bible A wise man is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless. American Standard Version A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident. Contemporary English Version Only a stupid fool is never cautious--so be extra careful and stay out of trouble. English Revised Version A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident. GOD'S WORD® Translation A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is careless and overconfident. Good News Translation Sensible people are careful to stay out of trouble, but stupid people are careless and act too quickly. International Standard Version The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident. Majority Standard Bible A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. 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 is cautious and turns away from evil, but the fool is arrogant and reckless. Webster's Bible Translation 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 hot headed and reckless. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe wise is fearing and turning from evil, "" And a fool is transgressing and is confident. Young's Literal Translation The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident. Smith's Literal Translation The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA wise man feareth and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over and is confident. Catholic Public Domain Version The wise fear, and so turn away from evil. The foolish leap ahead with confidence. New American Bible The wise person is cautious and turns from evil; the fool is reckless and gets embroiled. New Revised Standard Version The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA wise man is cautious, and departs from evil; but the fool tampers with it confidently. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A wise one is afraid and departs from evil, and the fool partakes in it confidently. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool behaveth overbearingly, and is confident. Brenton Septuagint Translation A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Wise Woman…15The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps. 16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. 17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.… Cross References Proverbs 22:3 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. Proverbs 27:12 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Ecclesiastes 2:14 The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both. Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. Proverbs 13:16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly. Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble. Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm. Proverbs 4:26-27 Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. / Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil. Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel. Proverbs 16:6 By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. Proverbs 21:29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Ephesians 5:15-17 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, / redeeming the time, because the days are evil. / Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Treasury of Scripture A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident. feareth Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. Proverbs 16:6,17 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil… Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. the fool Proverbs 7:22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; Proverbs 28:14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. Jump to Previous Arrogant Beareth Behaveth Careless Cautious Confident Danger Departeth Evil Feareth Fearing Fears Fool Foolish Goes Insolently Keeps Pride Rageth Reckless Restraint Shuns Thought Throws Transgressing Turns WiseJump to Next Arrogant Beareth Behaveth Careless Cautious Confident Danger Departeth Evil Feareth Fearing Fears Fool Foolish Goes Insolently Keeps Pride Rageth Reckless Restraint Shuns Thought Throws Transgressing Turns WiseProverbs 14 1. A wise woman builds her houseA wise man The Hebrew word for "wise" is "חָכָם" (chakam), which denotes someone who is skillful, shrewd, or learned. In the biblical context, wisdom is not merely intellectual but deeply spiritual, rooted in the fear of the Lord (Proverbs 9:10). A wise man, therefore, is one who aligns his life with God's principles, seeking understanding and discernment. This wisdom is a gift from God, cultivated through prayer, study of Scripture, and obedience to God's commands. fears and turns from evil but a fool is careless and reckless The fool rageth.--Gives way to passionate excitement, and "is confident" in his own wisdom; he has no "quietness and confidence" (Isaiah 30:15) in God. Verse 16. - A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil (Proverbs 22:3). In Proverbs 3:7 we had, "Fear the Lord, and depart from evil;" but here the idea is different. A wise man fears the evil that lurks in everything, and examines and ponders actions by the standard of religion, and is thus saved from many evils which arise from hastiness and inadvertence. The fool rageth, and is confident (Proverbs 21:24; Proverbs 28:26). The fool easily falls into a rage, and has no control over himself, and is confident in his own wisdom, in contrast to the wise man, who has trust in God, and is calm and thoughtful (Isaiah 30:15). Revised Version, "beareth himself insolently, and is confident;" but, as Nowack remarks, the word (mithabber), where it occurs elsewhere, means, "to be excited," "to be in a passion" (comp. Proverbs 21:24; Proverbs 26:17; Psalm 78:21, 59, 62), and this usual signification gives a good meaning here. Vulgate, transilit, "he overleaps" all laws and restrictions. The LXX., by transposition of the letters, reads mithareh, and translates μίγνυται," The fool trusting to himself mixes himself up with sinners."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A wiseחָכָ֣ם (ḥā·ḵām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise [man] fears יָ֭רֵא (yā·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent and turns וְסָ֣ר (wə·sār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside from evil, מֵרָ֑ע (mê·rā‘) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil but a fool וּ֝כְסִ֗יל (ū·ḵə·sîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool is careless מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר (miṯ·‘ab·bêr) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on and reckless. וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃ (ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 982: To trust, be confident, sure Links Proverbs 14:16 NIVProverbs 14:16 NLT Proverbs 14:16 ESV Proverbs 14:16 NASB Proverbs 14:16 KJV Proverbs 14:16 BibleApps.com Proverbs 14:16 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 14:16 Chinese Bible Proverbs 14:16 French Bible Proverbs 14:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and shuns evil (Prov. 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