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Proverbs 14:16

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14:16 A wise person is cautious 1  and turns from evil,

but a fool throws off restraint 2  and is overconfident. 3 

Proverbs 14:27

Context

14:27 The fear of the Lord 4  is like 5  a life-giving fountain, 6 

to turn 7  people 8  from deadly snares. 9 

1 tn Heb “fears.” Since the holy name (Yahweh, translated “the Lord”) is not used, it probably does not here mean fear of the Lord, but of the consequences of actions.

2 tn The Hitpael of עָבַר (’avar, “to pass over”) means “to pass over the bounds of propriety; to act insolently” (BDB 720 s.v.; cf. ASV “beareth himself insolently”).

3 tn The verb בָּטַח here denotes self-assurance or overconfidence. Fools are not cautious and do not fear the consequences of their actions.

4 sn The verse is similar to Prov 13:14 except that “the fear of the Lord” has replaced “the teaching of the wise.”

5 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.

6 tn Heb “fountain of life.”

7 tn The infinitive construct with prefixed ל (lamed) indicates the purpose/result of the first line; it could also function epexegetically, explaining how fear is a fountain: “by turning….”

8 tn The term “people” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.

9 tn Heb “snares of death” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); CEV “deadly traps.”



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