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


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.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:16A wise man fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is confident.