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Proverbs 14:15
Proverbs 14:15 is verse 15 of Proverbs chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
King James Version
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
World English Bible
A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
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Proverbs 14:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
14 The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 4:26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
Proverbs 27:12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Romans 16:19Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
Ephesians 5:17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
Acts 13:7an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.