A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.
WEB
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
YLT
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
DBT
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.