Proverbs 14:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:3 : 3 A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
  • Prov 7:22 : 22 Suddenly he was going after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the LORD one avoids evil.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.
  • Prov 28:14 : 14 Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil.
  • Prov 29:9 : 9 When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.
  • Eccl 10:13 : 13 At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
  • Mark 6:17-19 : 17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. 18 For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not
  • Mark 6:24-25 : 24 So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.” 25 Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:“I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
  • John 9:40 : 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?”
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Stay away from every form of evil.
  • Gen 33:9 : 9 But Esau said,“I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you.”
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 On the third day Joseph said to them,“Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.
  • 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning,“May the gods judge me severely if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!”
  • 1 Kgs 20:10-11 : 10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him,“May the gods judge me severely if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for all my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.” 11 The king of Israel replied,“Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.”
  • 1 Kgs 20:18 : 18 He ordered,“Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.”
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  • Job 31:21-23 : 21 if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court, 22 then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let my arm be broken off at the socket. 23 For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.
  • Ps 34:14 : 14 Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!
  • Ps 119:120 : 120 My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:15
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    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

  • Prov 14:17-18
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    84%

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 13:16
    83%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 14:7-9
    3 verses
    82%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

  • Prov 27:12
    81%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 22:3
    80%

    3A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 29:11
    78%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 26:12
    77%

    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 14:33
    77%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 12:23
    77%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Job 28:28
    77%

    28And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 14:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 19:3
    77%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 1:7
    76%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Prov 3:7
    76%

    7Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Prov 15:5
    76%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 10:8
    76%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 10:23
    76%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 20:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

    3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

  • Prov 14:29
    75%

    29Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

  • Prov 29:9
    75%

    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Prov 15:2
    75%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 28:14
    75%

    14Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil.

  • Prov 9:6
    75%

    6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”

  • Prov 13:20
    75%

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 17:28
    75%

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

  • Prov 1:32-33
    2 verses
    74%

    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

    33But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 28:11
    74%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 16:18
    74%

    18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 17:24
    74%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 28:1
    74%

    1Α wicked person fled, though no one was pursuing, but the righteous person can be as confident as a lion.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.