Verse List for PROV 14:16

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OET (OET-RV) A wise person fears trouble and turns away from it, ⇔ ^ but a stupid one is careless and overconfident.

OET-LV A _wise_person is_fearing and_turning _aside from_evil and_a _fool is_arrogant and_confident.

ULT A wise, one fears and turns away from trouble, ⇔ but a stupid, one interferes and is confident.

UST Wise people are careful and avoid doing things that annoy others, ⇔  but foolish people confidently interfere in other people’s business.

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • The wise is cautious and turns from evil,
• 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.

Moff A man of sense is cautious and shuns harm, ⇔  but a fool steps into it jauntily.

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.

Drby 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.
(A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool beareth/bears himself insolently, and is confident.)

SLT The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident.

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

KJB-1769 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

KJB-1611 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but the foole rageth, and is confident.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps 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 fool is angry, and counteth himself sure.)

Gnva 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 fool rageth, and is carelesse.)

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

Wycl A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
(A wise man dreadeth/dreads/fears, and boweth/bows away from evil; a fool skippith over, and trusteth/trusts.)

Luth Ein Weiser fürchtet sich und meidet das Arge; ein Narr aber fährt hindurch türstiglich.
(A wise_(man) fears(v) itself/yourself/themselves and avoids the evil(n); a fool(n) but drives through thrifty.)

ClVg Sapiens timet, et declinat a malo; stultus transilit, et confidit.
(Wise he_is_afraid, and declines from I_prefer; stupid/foolish transilit, and he_trusts.)

UHB חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְ⁠סָ֣ר מֵ⁠רָ֑ע וּ֝⁠כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּ⁠בוֹטֵֽחַ׃ ‡

BrLXX Σοφὸς φοβηθεὶς ἐξέκλινεν ἀπὸ κακοῦ, ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἑαυτῷ πεποιθὼς μίγνυται ἀνόμῳ.

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