PRO 14:16 Parallel View

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ULT A wise one fears and turns away from evil,
 ⇔ but a stupid one infuriates himself and is confident.

UST Wise people are afraid of doing what is evil and refuse to do what is evil,
⇔ but foolish people make themselves angry and are overconfident.

BSB  ⇔ A wise man fears [fn] and turns from evil,
⇔ but a fool is careless and reckless.

14:16 Or fears the LORD

OEB A wise man anxiously shrinks from evil,
⇔ but a fool plunges into it jauntily.

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

NET A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,
 ⇔ but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

LSV The wise is fearing and turning from evil,
And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

FBV Wise people are careful and avoid evil, but stupid people are confidently reckless.

T4T  ⇔ Wise people are careful and avoid doing things that will give them trouble;
⇔ foolish people are careless and act ◄too quickly/without thinking►.

LEB • but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.

BBE The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but the fool behaveth overbearingly, and is confident.

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

DRA A wise man feareth and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over and is confident.

YLT The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

DBY A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.

RV A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

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

KJB 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 rageth, and is confident. )

BB A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
(A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the foole is angry, and counteth himself sure.)

GNV A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
(A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse. )

CB A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.
(A wise man, feareth, and departeth from evil, but a foole goeth/goes on presumptuously.)

WYC A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
(A wijs man dredith, and bowith away from yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.)

LUT Ein Weiser fürchtet sich und meidet das Arge; ein Narr aber fährt hindurch türstiglich.
(Ein Weiser fürchtet itself/yourself/themselves and meidet the Arge; a Narr but fährt hindurch türstiglich.)

CLV Sapiens timet, et declinat a malo; stultus transilit, et confidit.
(Sapiens timet, and declinat a malo; stultus transilit, and confidit. )

BRN A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.

BrLXX Σοφὸς φοβηθεὶς ἐξέκλινεν ἀπὸ κακοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἑαυτῷ πεποιθὼς μίγνυται ἀνόμῳ.
(Sofos fobaʸtheis exeklinen apo kakou, ho de afrōn heautōi pepoithōs mignutai anomōi. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חָכָ֣ם & וּ֝⁠כְסִ֗יל

wise & and,fool

See how you translated a wise one in 1:5 and a stupid one in 10:18.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠סָ֣ר מֵ⁠רָ֑ע

and,turns from,evil

See how you translated the similar phrase “turn away from evil” in 3:7.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בוֹטֵֽחַ

and,careless

Here, confident refers to the negative quality of being unreasonably self-confident or careless. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and is overly confident” or “and is careless”

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