Proverbs 27:12

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow · Proverbs 27:1–27
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Translations

Modern
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Traditional
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Literal
A prudent one sees evil coming; he hides himself; simple ones pass along, and they are punished.
Latin
Astutus videns malum, absconditus est: parvuli transeuntes sustinuerunt dispendia.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Notes

This proverb is repeated in Proverbs 22:3.

Parallels

James 4:13–17

Glossary

Hezekiah Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Being Naive Common Sense Ignorance: General Scriptures Concerning Prudence: General Scriptures Concerning