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Proverbs 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
Proverbs 14:16 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 14:16 in other translations
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
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In context
13 Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
14 The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
15 The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
17 He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
18 The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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