Proverbs 22:3 - Revised Standard Version A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: But the simple pass on, and are punished. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering]. American Standard Version (1901) A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. Common English Bible Prudent people see trouble and hide, while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished. Catholic Public Domain Version The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss. |