Proverbs 14:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃

Transliteration

ḥāḵām yārēʾ and sār from rāʿ and ḵəsîl mitʿabbēr and bôṭēaḥ

Grammar Details

• *ḥāḵām*: masculine singular adjective - wise one
• *yārēʾ*: masculine singular Qal participle - fearing
• *sār*: masculine singular Qal participle - turning aside
• *rāʿ*: masculine singular noun - evil
• *ḵəsîl*: masculine singular noun - fool
• *mitʿabbēr*: masculine singular Hithpael participle - raging
• *bôṭēaḥ*: masculine singular Qal participle - trusting

Word Meanings

• *ḥāḵām*: wise one/sage/skilled person
• *yārēʾ*: fears/is afraid/respects
• *sār*: turns aside/departs/avoids
• *rāʿ*: evil/bad/wrong
• *ḵəsîl*: fool/stupid person/dullard
• *mitʿabbēr*: rages/is arrogant/crosses over
• *bôṭēaḥ*: trusts/is confident/relies

Referenced Verses

• Prov 22:3 : 3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
• Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
• Prov 7:22 : 22 He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the correction of the fool;
• Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
• Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
• Prov 28:14 : 14 Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
• Prov 29:9 : 9 If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
• Eccl 10:13 : 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
• Mark 6:17-19 : 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her. 18 For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. 19 And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;
• Mark 6:24-25 : 24 And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. 25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
• John 9:40 : 40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?
• 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 abstain from every form of evil.
• Gen 33:9 : 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let that which thou hast be thine.
• Gen 42:18 : 18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
• 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel send a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time.
• 1 Kgs 20:10-11 : 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. 11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on [his armor] boast himself as he that putteth it off.
• 1 Kgs 20:18 : 18 And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.
• Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
• Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
• Job 31:21-23 : 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate: 22 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone. 23 For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
• Ps 34:14 : 14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
• Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.