Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. Proverbs on reputation, generosity, and discipline, followed by the beginning of the 'Words of the Wise.' A good name is to be chosen above great riches. Train up a child in the way he should go; even when old he …
Other Translations
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
Cross References
For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the …
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for …
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, …
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to …
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, …
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.