Proverbs 27:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹² A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and are punished.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Common English Bible

¹² Prudent people see evil and hide; the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.

Proverbs 27:12 Cross References

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a strange woman.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

Hebrews 6:18

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us;

2 Peter 3:7

but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgement and destruction of ungodly men.