Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

International Standard Version

Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

A Conservative Version

A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

Bible in Basic English

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

The prudent one saw the evil, he hid himself; the simple passed and were punished.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

[When] the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on [and] suffer.

Modern King James verseion

A sensible one foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

NET Bible

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

New Heart English Bible

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

The Emphasized Bible

A prudent man, seeth calamity - he hideth himself, the simple, pass on - they suffer.

Webster

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

World English Bible

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Youngs Literal Translation

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ערוּם 
`aruwm 
Usage: 11

and hideth
סתר 
Cathar 
Usage: 81

himself but the simple
פּתאי פּתי פּתי 
P@thiy 
Usage: 19

pass on
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

Context Readings

All About Life

11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. 12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
13 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:3

The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.

Exodus 9:20-21

Then whoever feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses,

Psalm 57:1-3

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

Isaiah 26:20-21

Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the fury has passed by.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Hebrews 6:18

so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

2 Peter 3:7

But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

2 Peter 3:10-14

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

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