Proverbs Chapter 14 verse 15 Holy Bible
The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
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The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
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The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
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The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
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A simple man believes everything, But the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
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The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - The simple believeth every word. "Simple" (pethi), the credulous person, open to all influences (Proverbs 1:22). The Vulgate has innocens, and the Septuagint ἄκακος; but the word is best taken in an unfavourable sense. The credulous fool believes all that he hears without proof or examination; having no fixed principles of his own, he is at the mercy of any adviser, and is easily led astray. Ecclus. 19:4, "He that is hasty to give credit is light minded, and he that sinneth (thus) shall offend against his own soul." It is often remarked how credulous are unbelievers in supernaturalism. They who refuse to credit the most assured facts of Christ's history will pin their faith on some philosophical theory or insufficiently supported opinion, and will bluster and contend in maintenance of a notion today which tomorrow will prove untenable and absurd. Many who despise the miraculous teaching of the Bible accept the follies and frauds of spiritualism (comp. John 5:43). Hesiod, Ἔργ, 372 - Πίστεις δ ἄρ τοι ὁμῶς καὶ ἀπιστίαι ὤλεσαν "Belief and unbelief alike are fatal." Cato, 'Dist.,' 2:20 - "Noli tu quaedam referenti credere semper;Exigua his tribuenda fides qui multa loquuntur.' The prudent man looketh well to his going (ver. 8); Vulgate, Astutus considerat gressus suos. The prudent man considers whither the advice given will lead him, always acts with deliberation. This maxim is attributed to Pythagoras - . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) The simple.--See above on Proverbs 1:22.Believeth every word.--And so, having no fixed principles by which to go, often takes a wrong step; while the prudent man considers well (Proverbs 14:8) whither each step will lead, and therefore does not go astray.
