Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 18:10
The name of Jehovah 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.
Exodus 9:20
He that feared the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses.
Psalm 57:1
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
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 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:
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.
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 judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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