Proverbs

Proverbs 14:16

¹⁶A wise man fears^a and turns from evil,

but a fool is careless and reckless.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A wise	חָכָ֣ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
fears	יָ֭רֵא	yā·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3373 fear
and turns	וְסָ֣ר	wə·sār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from evil	מֵרָ֑ע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
but a fool	וּ֝כְסִ֗יל	ū·ḵə·sîl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
is careless	וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃	ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H982 trust
and reckless	מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר	miṯ·‘ab·bêr	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.