Proverbs 22:3
King James Version (KJV)
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
World English Bible (WEB)
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Proverbs 22:3 Cross References
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
