"A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident."
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And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
Then 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.
And Benhadad 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.
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
But 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.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
For 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.
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.