Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 27:12
12The prudent see danger and hide, but the naïve 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.
- New International Version (NIV)The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- 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.
Context of Proverbs 27:12
10Do not forsake your friend, or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster— better a neighbor nearby than a brother far off. 11Be wise, my son, make my heart glad, so I may answer anyone who taunts me. The prudent see danger and hide, but the naïve keep going and pay the penalty. 13Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a seductive woman. 14If someone blesses his friend with a loud voice 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 Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high.
- Proverbs 22:3A crafty person sees danger and hides, but the naïve keep going and suffer for it.
- Exodus 9:20Whoever feared the word of Adonai among the servants of Pharaoh had his own servants and cattle flee into the houses,
- Psalms 57:1For the music director, “Do Not Destroy,” a Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
- Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide for a little while, until the wrath is past.
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Hebrews 6:18So by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.
- Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about events not yet seen, in holy fear prepared an ark for the safety of his household. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- 2 Peter 3:7But by the same word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire—kept until the Day of Judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.
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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