Proverbs 14:15

Hebrew	פֶּ֭תִי יַאֲמִ֣ין לְכָל דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ
ESV	The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
NIV	A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.
NLT	Only simpletons believe everything they're told! The prudent carefully consider their steps.
LXX	ἄκακος πιστεύει παντὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς greek Meaning * All * Every * The whole Adjective. Usage in the New Testament The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable. With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17 λόγῳplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος Meaning * A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω. λόγος in Greek Thought Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.… πανοῦργος δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἔρχεται εἰς μετάνοιαν
KJV	The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

^{Proverbs 14:14 ← Proverbs 14:15 → Proverbs 14:16}

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