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Proverbs 22:3

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עָר֤וּם׀'a.Ruma sensible [person]H6175
רָאָ֣הra.'Ahhe seesH7200
רָעָ֣הra.'AhtroubleH7451
וְנִסְתָּ֑רve.yi.sa.terand he hides himselfH5641
וּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםu.fe.ta.Yimand naive peopleH6612
עָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.Ruthey pass onH5674
וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃Ve.ne.'e.Na.shuand they are punishedH6064

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain