Proverbs 27:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.”
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“The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.”
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; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 27:12 — 10 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,
- Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
- 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 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- 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.
- 2 Peter 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
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