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Proverbs 14:16
A wise man, feareth, and avoideth evil, but, a dullard, is haughty and confident.
Proverbs 14:16 · Rotherham Emphasised 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 Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.
14 With his own ways, shall be filled the backslider in heart, and, from himself, shall a good man [be satisfied].
15 The simple, believeth every word, but, the prudent, looketh well to his going.
16 A wise man, feareth, and avoideth evil, but, a dullard, is haughty and confident.
17 The impatient, worketh folly, and, a man of wicked devices, is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.
19 Abased are the wicked, before the good, and, the lawless, at the gates of the righteous.
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