Proverbs 27:12
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- KJV
- A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- WEB
- A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- ASV
- A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
- DARBY
- A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
- BLB
- A prudent one sees evil [coming]; he hides himself; simple ones pass along, [and] they are punished.
- ÅB
- Den kloke ser ulykken og skjuler seg; de uerfarne går videre og må bøte.
- OTB
- Den kloke ser fare og skjuler seg, men de enkle går videre og lider for det.
- B1930
- Den kloke ser ulykken og skjuler sig; de uerfarne går videre og må bøte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 22:3
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
Read in contextProverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Read in contextHebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Read in context2 Peter 3:10–14
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
Read in context2 Peter 3:7
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Read in contextExodus 9:20–21
Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
Read in contextPsalms 57:1–3
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Read in contextMatthew 3:7
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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