Proverbs 14:15 · KJV
“The simple believeth every word: but the prudent {man} looketh well to his going.”
— Proverbs 14:15
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man {shall be satisfied} from himself.
A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Proverbs 14 — Context
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth {is} heaviness.
14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man {shall be satisfied} from himself.
15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent {man} looketh well to his going.
16A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
17{He that is} soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Cross References
Ephesians 5:17
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord {is}.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent {is} to understand his way: but the folly of fools {is} deceit.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Proverbs 4:26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. {let...: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright}
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, {and} hideth himself; {but} the simple pass on, {and} are punished.
Ephesians 4:14
That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Proverbs 22:3
A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Romans 16:18-19
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.