16A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.


In Context

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15 The simple believes every word: but the prudent man looks well to his going.

16 A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.

17 He that is soon angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man fears the Lord and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and reckless.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man feareth and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over and is confident.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:16The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.