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Proverbs 14:16

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

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חָכָ֣םchakhamwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).יָ֭רֵאyareafraidיָרֵאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “afraid”, a verb used as a describing wordH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).וְסָ֣רvesarand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and turn”, a verb used as a describing wordH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מֵרָ֑עmerafrom badרַעpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…וּ֝כְסִ֗ילukhesiland foolכְּסִילconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).מִתְעַבֵּ֥רmitaberalienateעָבַרverb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “alienate”, a verb used as a describing wordH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…וּבוֹטֵֽחַuvotechaand be boldבָּטַחconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and be bold”, a verb used as a describing wordH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but the fool behaveth overbearingly, and is confident.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

World English Bible

A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

Darby Translation

A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.

Douay-Rheims

A wise man feareth and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over and is confident.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but the fool behaveth overbearingly, and is confident.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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