Proverbs Chapter 22 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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BBE Proverbs 22:3

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
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DARBY Proverbs 22:3

A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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KJV Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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WBT Proverbs 22:3


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WEB Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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YLT Proverbs 22:3

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - A prudent man foresesth the evil, and hideth himself. The whole verse is repeated in Proverbs 27:12. St. Jerome has callidus, and the LXX. has πανοῦργος, as the translation of עָרוּם (arum); but it must be taken in a good sense, as cautions, farseeing, prudent (see note on Proverbs 1:4) Such a man looks around, takes warning from little circumstances which might escape the observation of careless persons, and provides for his safety in good time. Thus the Christians at the siege of Jerusalem, believing Christ's warnings, retired to Pella, and wine saved. A Spanish proverb runs, "That which the fool does in the end, the wise man does at the beginning." The simple pass on, and are punished. The subject of the former hemistich is in the singular number, for a really prudent man is a comparatively rare bring; the second clause is plural, teaching us, as Hitzig observes, that many simple ones are found for one prudent. These silly persons, blundering blindly on their way, without circumspection or forethought, meet with immediate punishment, incur dangers, suffer less. A Cornish proverb runs, "He who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock." Septuagint, "An intelligent man (πανοῦργος) seeing a wicked man punished is himself forcibly instructed; but fools pass by, and are punished" (comp. Proverbs 21:11).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself, as the Israelites hid themselves within their houses from the destroying angel, Noah within the Ark, the Christians before the fall of Jerusalem (Luke 21:21) in Pella. (Comp. Isaiah 26:20.)