Proverbs 27:12 - Tree of Life Version

The prudent see danger and hide, but the naïve keep going and pay the penalty.

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King 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 evil and hide; the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Proverbs 27:12 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 18:10

The Name of Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high.

Proverbs 22:3

A crafty person sees danger and hides, but the naïve keep going and suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:11

Be wise, my son, make my heart glad, so I may answer anyone who taunts me.

Proverbs 27:13

Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a seductive woman.

Matthew 3:7

But 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 11:7

By 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.

Hebrews 6:18

So 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.

2 Peter 3:7

But 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.