Proverbs 14:15
The Scripture
(15) The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Proverbs 14 the text contrasts the wise and the foolish, emphasizing that the wise person listens to counsel while the foolish one rejects it. It also notes that the wise man is a friend to the poor and the fool to the rich, and that the wise will prosper while the foolish will be his own ruin.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 4:26Proverbs 22:3Proverbs 27:12Romans 16:18Romans 16:19Ephesians 4:14Ephesians 5:17I John 4:1Proverbs 14:8Amos 5:13Acts 13:7
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