Proverbs 22:3
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
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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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7 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עָר֤וּם׀ | 'a.Rum | a sensible [person] | H6175 → |
| רָאָ֣ה | ra.'Ah | he sees | H7200 → |
| רָעָ֣ה | ra.'Ah | trouble | H7451 → |
| וְנִסְתָּ֑ר | ve.yi.sa.ter | and he hides himself | H5641 → |
| וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים | u.fe.ta.Yim | and naive people | H6612 → |
| עָבְר֥וּ | 'a.ve.Ru | they pass on | H5674 → |
| וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ | Ve.ne.'e.Na.shu | and they are punished | H6064 → |
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