Proverbs 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge. It is the intention of their Maker that some creatures should seek safety, not in fighting, but in fleeing. In the moral conflict of human life it is of great importance to judge rightly when we should fight and when we should flee. The weak might escape if they knew their own weakness, and kept out of harm's way. That courage is not a virtue which carries the feeble into the lion's jaws. To go in among the foolish for the rescue of the sinking may be necessary, but it is dangerous work, and demands robust workmen. Your first duty is your own safety. But on some persons at some times there lies the obligation to encounter danger for the safety of a neighbour. (W. Arnot, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.WEB: Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips. |
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