Proverbs 27:12
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 takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Proverbs 27:12 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:
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
