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Proverbs 14:16
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
Proverbs 14:16 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy is affliction.
14 From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man--from his fruits.
15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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