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New Living Translation

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ignorance;   Prudence;   The Topic Concordance - Hiding;   Prudence;   Punishment;   Simplicity;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
A prudent man sees evil and hides,The simple pass on and are punished.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.
Darby Translation
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
New King James Version
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
Literal Translation
A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself; the simple go on and are punished.
Easy-to-Read Version
Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to the trouble and suffer for it.
World English Bible
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
King James Version (1611)
A prudent man foreseeth the euil, and hideth himselfe: but the simple passe on, and are punished.
King James Version
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A wyse man seynge the plage wyl hyde him self, as for fooles they go on still, and suffer harme.
THE MESSAGE
A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.
Amplified Bible
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].
American Standard Version
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Bible in Basic English
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
Update Bible Version
A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
Webster's Bible Translation
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
New English Translation
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
Contemporary English Version
Be cautious and hide when you see danger— don't be stupid and walk right into trouble.
Complete Jewish Bible
The clever see trouble coming and hide; the thoughtless go on and pay the penalty.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
George Lamsa Translation
A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself; but the fools pass on and suffer loss.
Hebrew Names Version
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
New Life Bible
A wise man sees sin and hides himself, but the fool goes on and suffers for it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.
English Revised Version
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Berean Standard Bible
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
New Revised Standard
The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A prudent man, seeth calamity - he hideth himself, the simple, pass on - they suffer.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
Lexham English Bible
When the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on and suffer.
English Standard Version
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
New American Standard Bible
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
New Century Version
The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble.
Good News Translation
Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.
Christian Standard Bible®
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A fel man seynge yuel was hid; litle men of wit passinge forth suffriden harmes.
Revised Standard Version
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
Young's Literal Translation
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

Contextual Overview

12 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

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

Genesis 9:25
Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: "May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives."
Genesis 25:27
As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home.
Genesis 27:21
Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau."
Genesis 27:22
So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. "The voice is Jacob's, but the hands are Esau's," Isaac said.
Genesis 27:36
Esau exclaimed, "No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice. First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven't you saved even one blessing for me?"
Deuteronomy 27:18
‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.' And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.'
Job 12:16
Yes, strength and wisdom are his; deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
Jeremiah 48:10
Cursed are those who refuse to do the Lord 's work, who hold back their swords from shedding blood!
Malachi 1:14
"Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies, "and my name is feared among the nations!
2 Corinthians 6:8
We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.

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.


 
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