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Proverbs 14:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 14:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 14:16

Theological / Devotional

Feareth. The wise man knows that every pathway is beset with the snares of the adversary, and he cautiously examines every action and every new idea by the light of the Word of God. In this setting it would seem that the raging of the fool is a haughty and self-confident bearing that leaves him a prey to Satan and makes it easy for the adversary to lead him into a trap from which there is little likelihood of escape (see chs. 22:3; 28:26).

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