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Proverbs 14:16
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Proverbs 14:16
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but the foole rageth, and is confident.
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Proverbs 14:16
Having knowledge, discernment, sound judgment, prudence, or skill.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Leaves, goes away, or turns aside.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding; as a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Furious and violently agitated anger; as a verb, to act, move, or break forth with fury, violence, or tumult.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Assured, bold, or free from doubt.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616
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Open the full verse study3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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Open the full verse study7¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
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Open the full verse study22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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Open the full verse study18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
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Open the full verse study9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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Open the full verse study10And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
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Open the full verse study9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
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Open the full verse study21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
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Open the full verse study17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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Open the full verse study6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
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Open the full verse study14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
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Open the full verse study2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
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Open the full verse study18And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
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Open the full verse study17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
18For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
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Open the full verse study22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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Open the full verse study120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
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Open the full verse study13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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Open the full verse study28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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Open the full verse study40And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
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Open the full verse study24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
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Open the full verse study15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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Open the full verse study14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
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