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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 27:12
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- CharlesParallel Translations
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble.
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].
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
A prudent man sees evil and hides,The simple pass on and are punished.
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Be cautious and hide when you see danger— don't be stupid and walk right into trouble.
The clever see trouble coming and hide; the thoughtless go on and pay the penalty.
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to the trouble and suffer for it.
A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself; but the fools pass on and suffer loss.
Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.
When the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on and suffer.
A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself; the simple go on and are punished.
A wyse man seynge the plage wyl hyde him self, as for fooles they go on still, and suffer harme.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man foreseeth the euil, and hideth himselfe: but the simple passe on, and are punished.
A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.
In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
A fel man seynge yuel was hid; litle men of wit passinge forth suffriden harmes.
A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
A wise man sees sin and hides himself, but the fool goes on and suffers for it.
The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
A prudent man, seeth calamity - he hideth himself, the simple, pass on - they suffer.
The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 18:10, Proverbs 22:3, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 9:21, Psalms 57:1-3, Isaiah 26:20, Isaiah 26:21, Matthew 3:7, Hebrews 6:18, Hebrews 11:7, 2 Peter 3:7, 2 Peter 3:10-14
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:34 - and take Deuteronomy 19:5 - he shall flee 2 Samuel 17:22 - and they passed 2 Kings 6:10 - sent to the place Proverbs 7:7 - the simple Proverbs 14:15 - simple Acts 27:11 - believed
Cross-References
The boys grew up. Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob was a quiet man preferring life indoors among the tents. Isaac loved Esau because he loved his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Isaac said, "Come close, son; let me touch you—are you really my son Esau?"
So Jacob moved close to his father Isaac. Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau." He didn't recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's. But as he was about to bless him he pressed him, "You're sure? You are my son Esau?" "Yes. I am." Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank. Then Isaac said, "Come close, son, and kiss me." He came close and kissed him and Isaac smelled the smell of his clothes. Finally, he blessed him, Ahhh. The smell of my son is like the smell of the open country blessed by God . May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine. May peoples serve you and nations honor you. You will master your brothers, and your mother's sons will honor you. Those who curse you will be cursed, those who bless you will be blessed. And then right after Isaac had blessed Jacob and Jacob had left, Esau showed up from the hunt. He also had prepared a hearty meal. He came to his father and said, "Let my father get up and eat of his son's game, that he may give me his personal blessing." His father Isaac said, "And who are you?" "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau." Isaac started to tremble, shaking violently. He said, "Then who hunted game and brought it to me? I finished the meal just now, before you walked in. And I blessed him—he's blessed for good!" Esau, hearing his father's words, sobbed violently and most bitterly, and cried to his father, "My father! Can't you also bless me?" "Your brother," he said, "came here falsely and took your blessing." Esau said, "Not for nothing was he named Jacob, the Heel. Twice now he's tricked me: first he took my birthright and now he's taken my blessing." He begged, "Haven't you kept back any blessing for me?" Isaac answered Esau, "I've made him your master, and all his brothers his servants, and lavished grain and wine on him. I've given it all away. What's left for you, my son?" "But don't you have just one blessing for me, Father? Oh, bless me my father! Bless me!" Esau sobbed inconsolably. Isaac said to him, You'll live far from Earth's bounty, remote from Heaven's dew. You'll live by your sword, hand-to-mouth, and you'll serve your brother. But when you can't take it any more you'll break loose and run free. Esau seethed in anger against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him; he brooded, "The time for mourning my father's death is close. And then I'll kill my brother Jacob." When these words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she called her younger son Jacob and said, "Your brother Esau is plotting vengeance against you. He's going to kill you. Son, listen to me. Get out of here. Run for your life to Haran, to my brother Laban. Live with him for a while until your brother cools down, until his anger subsides and he forgets what you did to him. I'll then send for you and bring you back. Why should I lose both of you the same day?" Rebekah spoke to Isaac, "I'm sick to death of these Hittite women. If Jacob also marries a native Hittite woman, why live?"
Esau said, "Not for nothing was he named Jacob, the Heel. Twice now he's tricked me: first he took my birthright and now he's taken my blessing." He begged, "Haven't you kept back any blessing for me?"
"A curse on the person who makes a big show of doing something great for me—an expensive sacrifice, say—and then at the last minute brings in something puny and worthless! I'm a great king, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, honored far and wide, and I'll not put up with it!"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil,....
:-; or "seeth the evil" f; the evil of sin, as it is contrary to the nature, will, and law and abominable in his sight; and not only the evil of gross actions of sin, but of indwelling lust; and such an one, who is wise to that which is good, sees the sad work sin has made in the world, and in himself; how it has defaced the image of God in man, stripped him of his righteousness, and defiled all the powers and faculties of his soul; upon which sight of it he is filled with shame, reflects upon himself for his past conduct, loathes sin, and himself for it, repents of it, confesses and forsakes it: he likewise sees the evil of punishment for sin, the just demerit of it, the curse of the law, the wrath of God, the second and eternal death, a separation from God, a sense and feeling of divine vengeance, anguish, and distress intolerable, and that for ever;
[and] hideth himself; not in secret places, that he may not be seen by the Lord; nor in his own works of righteousness, to secure him from the wrath of God: nor is it to he understood of his hiding himself from sinners and their company, and so escaping the pollutions of the world; but of his betaking himself to Christ, who is the city of refuge, the stronghold, the rock, in the clefts of which the people of God hide themselves; even in his wounds, or in him as a suffering crucified Saviour, and who is the hiding place from the wind, and covert from the storm of divine wrath; such are redemption by him, his sacrifice and satisfaction, his blood and righteousness, and intercession; see
Isaiah 32:2; also
Isaiah 32:2- :;
[but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished; such who are thoughtless and foolish, have no sight nor sense of sin and danger, go on in their sinful course of life without any care or concern, without any fear or dread, till their feet stumble on the dark mountains of eternity; and they fall into the bottomless pit of perdition, from whence there is no recovery.
f ראה "videns", V. L. Tigurine version, Piscator; "vidit", Pagninus, Montanus; "videt", Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare the marginal reference.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 27:12. A prudent man foreseeth the evil — The very same as Proverbs 22:3.
