Proverbs 14:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

Young's Literal Translation
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

King James Bible
A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Hebrew
A wise
חָכָ֣ם (ḥā·ḵām)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

[man] fears
יָ֭רֵא (yā·rê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent

and turns
וְסָ֣ר (wə·sār)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

from evil,
מֵרָ֑ע (mê·rā‘)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

but a fool
וּ֝כְסִ֗יל (ū·ḵə·sîl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

is careless
מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר (miṯ·‘ab·bêr)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

and reckless.
וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃ (ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 982: To trust, be confident, sure

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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