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Proverbs 27:12
12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 27:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Context of Proverbs 27:12
10Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. 13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider. 14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:12 word by word
עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה נִסְתָּ֑ר פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם עָבְר֥וּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:12
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Exodus 9:20Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.
- Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
- Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by.
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Hebrews 6:18God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.
- Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
- 2 Peter 3:7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Commentaries on Proverbs 27:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12A prudent man foreseeth the evil - The very same as Proverbs 22:3.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Compare the marginal reference.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 Where there is temptation, if we thrust ourselves into it, there will be sin, and punishment will follow.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12This proverb is repeated in Proverbs 22:3.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. (Compare Pr 20:16; 22:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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