💡WEB · Proverbs 14:16
What does Proverbs 14:16 mean?
"A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless."
— Proverbs 14:16 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
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