A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

{If} a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, {there is} no rest.

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; {for} I fear God:

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

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. {follow...: Heb. are at my feet}

Happy {is} the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

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.

And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. {keep...: Heb. be that to thee that is thine}

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

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.

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; {straightway: Heb. suddenly}

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 {some} of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that {is} wisdom; and to depart from evil {is} understanding.

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

The beginning of the words of his mouth {is} foolishness: and the end of his talk {is} mischievous madness. {his talk: Heb. his mouth}

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

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.

A prudent {man} foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD {men} depart from evil.

The way of a fool {is} right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel {is} wise.

Folly {is} joy to {him that is} destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. {destitute...: Heb. void of heart}

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. {be...: Heb. add strength}

And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

Blessed {is} the man {that} doeth this, and the son of man {that} layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning {here} in fear:

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou {it} somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little {finger} shall be thicker than my father's loins.

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this {fellow} in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

And they said, Stand back. And they said {again}, This one {fellow} came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, {even} Lot, and came near to break the door.

They are not humbled {even} unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers. {humbled: Heb. contrite}

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. {Raca: that is, Vain fellow}

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, {what} clearing of yourselves, yea, {what} indignation, yea, {what} fear, yea, {what} vehement desire, yea, {what} zeal, yea, {what} revenge! In all {things} ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left {us} of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.