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Proverbs 14:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 14 · verse 16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.Proverbs 14:16 · King James Version
Proverbs 14:16 in context
14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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Key words (Strong's)
- departethçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- fearethyârêʼfearingH3373 →
- ragethʻâbarto cross overH5674 →
- wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
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Note, 1. Holy fear is an excellent guard upon every holy thing, and against every thing that is unholy. It is wisdom to depart from evil, from the evil of sin, and thereby from all other evil;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary