A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. A wise man feareth - He can never trust in himself, though he be satisfied from himself. He knows that his suffiency is of God; and he has that fear that causes him to depart from evil, which is a guardian to the love he feels. Love renders him cautious; the other makes him confident. His caution leads him from sin; his confidence leads him to God.
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Proverbs 14:16
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.