NET Bible
"A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident."
— Proverbs 14:16, NET Bible
“A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.”
“A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident. ”
“A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.”
“A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.”
“The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.”
“A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.”
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.
The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.
Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.