Proverbs 14:16

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

Note Or fears the Lord

BSB · Berean Standard Bible

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

KJV · King James Version

A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

WEB · World English Bible

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

feareth: Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 16:6, 17; Proverbs 22:3; Genesis 33:9; Genesis 42:18; Nehemiah 5:15; Job 31:21–23; Psalm 119:120; 1 Thessalonians 5:22
the fool: Proverbs 7:22; Proverbs 28:14; Proverbs 29:9; 1 Kings 19:2; 1 Kings 20:10, 11, 18; Ecclesiastes 10:13; Mark 6:17–19, 24, 25; John 9:40