Proverbs 14:16

Proverbs Of Solomon

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The naive or inexperienced person [is easily misled and] believes every word he hears,
But the prudent man [is discreet and astute and] considers well where he is going.
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A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil,
But the fool is arrogant and careless.
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A quick-tempered man acts foolishly and without self-control,
And a man of wicked schemes is hated.

Foolish Man

Wise Man

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Proverbs 22:3

A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it],
But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.

Genesis 33:9

But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

Genesis 42:18

Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and [you may] live, for I fear God:

1 Kings 19:2

Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and even more, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the life of one of them.”

1 Kings 20:10-11

Ben-hadad sent word to him and said, “May the gods do so to me, and more also, if there is enough dust left of Samaria for handfuls for all the [armed] people who follow me.”

1 Kings 20:18

And he said, “Whether they have come out for peace or for war, take them alive.”

Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors who were [in office] before me put heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them in addition to forty shekels of silver [as an excessive monthly salary]; even their servants assumed authority over the people. But I did not do so because of the [reverent] fear of God.

Job 28:28

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Job 31:21-23

If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 119:120

My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,
And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.

Proverbs 7:22

Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],
Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;
He who guards his way protects his life (soul).

Proverbs 28:14

Blessed and favored by God is the man who fears [sin and its consequence] at all times,
But he who hardens his heart [and is determined to sin] will fall into disaster.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish and arrogant man,
The foolish man [ignores logic and fairness and] only rages or laughs, and there is no peace (rest, agreement).

Ecclesiastes 10:13

the beginning of his talking is foolishness and the end of his talk is wicked madness.

Mark 6:17-19

For Herod himself had sent [guards] and had John arrested and shackled in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his [half-] brother Philip, because he (Herod) had married her.

Mark 6:24-25

She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And Herodias replied, “The head of John the Baptist!”

John 9:40

Some Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “Are we also blind?”

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].