12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.


In Context

9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

10 Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

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

13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

Proverbs 27:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:12A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:12The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:12A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and'suffer for it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; the simple pass on, and are punished.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:12A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:12A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.