King James Version with Apocrypha
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
— Proverbs 22:3, King James Version with Apocrypha
“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
“A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. ”
“A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.”
“A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.”
“The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.”
“The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.”
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.