Verse 15

A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

Referenced Verses

• Eph 5:17 : 17 For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.
• 1 John 4:1 : 1 Testing the Spirits Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
• Prov 4:26 : 26 Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.
• Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
• Prov 22:3 : 3 A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.
• Prov 27:12 : 12 A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.
• Amos 5:13 : 13 For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.
• Acts 13:7 : 7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
• Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive. 19 Your obedience is known to all and thus I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
• Eph 4:14 : 14 So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.