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Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Proverbs 27:12 · New Heart English Bible
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Proverbs 27:12 in other translations
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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In context
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
10 Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
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