Proverbs 14:16
The Scripture
(16) A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
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 3:7Proverbs 16:6Proverbs 16:17Proverbs 22:3Genesis 33:9Genesis 42:18Nehemiah 5:15Job 31:21Job 31:22Job 31:23Psalms 119:120I Thessalonians 5:22
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