Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 22:3 in other translations
| BSB | The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. |
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| WEB | A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. |
| ASV | A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. |
| YLT | The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished. |
| DARBY | A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
| BBE | The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble. |
| Webster | A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. |
What does Proverbs 22:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 22:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 22:3
- Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- Proverbs 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
- Proverbs 29:1
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. …
- Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
- Proverbs 7:7
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
- Proverbs 7:22-23
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
- Hebrews 6:18
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
- Isaiah 26:20-21
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
- Exodus 9:20-21
He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.
- Matthew 24:15-18
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
- Proverbs 9:16-18
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
- Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- Proverbs 22:4
By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
Proverbs 22:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El avisado ve el mal, y escóndese: mas los simples pasan, y reciben el daño. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’homme avisé voit le mal et se cache; mais les simples passent outre et en portent la peine. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Kluge sieht das Unglück und verbirgt sich; die Einfältigen aber gehen weiter und leiden Strafe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno. |