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


In Context

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.

10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

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

13 Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.

14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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.