Proverbs 27:12
“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 27:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Kluge sieht das Unglück und verbirgt sich; die Einfältigen gehen weiter und leiden Strafe.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El avisado ve el mal, y escóndese; mas los simples pasan, y llevan el daño.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O prudente vê o mal, e se esconde; mas os ingênuos passam adiante, e sofrem as consequências.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O homem prudente vê a adversidade e se esconde, mas os ingênuos seguem adiante e sofrem por causa disso.
📖 Proverbs 27:12 in Context
10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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