Proverbs 14:16 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁶A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Proverbs 14:16 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Genesis 42:18
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

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Caution Confidence Consistency Counsel Expediency Fear Graces Ignorance

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 16)

Note, 1. Holy fear is an excellent guard upon every holy thing, and against every thing that is unholy. It is wisdom to depart from evil, from the evil of sin, and thereby from all other evil; and therefore it is wisdom to fear, that is, to be jealous over ourselves with a godly jealousy, to keep up a dread of God’s wrath, to be afraid of coming near the borders of sin or dallying with the beginni…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 16)

16. (Compare Pr 3:7; 28:14). rageth--acts proudly and conceitedly.