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Proverbs 27:12

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 27:12 in other translations

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

Proverbs 27:12 · World English Bible

Proverbs 27:12 in context

  1. 10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
  2. 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
  3. 12A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
  4. 13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
  5. 14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.