Proverbs 22:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.”
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“The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 22:3 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 9:20Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
- Exodus 9:21but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
- Proverbs 7:7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
- Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
- Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 27:12The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
- Matthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- Hebrews 6:18Thus 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 strongly encouraged.
- Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
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