A wise man feareth. — (Comp. Proverbs 3:7.)
The fool rageth. — Gives way to passionate excitement, and “is confident” in his own wisdom; he has no “quietness and confidence” (Isaiah 30:15) in God.
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Proverbs 14:16
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.