Proverbs 27:12
A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
In Context
11My sonne be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers.
13Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger, and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lorde is a strong castell, the righteous runneth vnto it and is in safegarde.
Isaiah 26:20Come my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doores about thee, hide thy selfe for a litle whyle, vntill the indignation be ouerpast.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:12
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. Children are here exhorted to be wise and good, 1. That they may be a comfort to their parents and may make their hearts glad, even when the evil days come, and so recompense them for their care, ch. xxiii. 15 . 2. That they may be a credit to them: " That I may answer him that reproaches me with having been over-strict and severe in bringing up my children, and having taken a wrong method with them in restraining them from the… Read the whole commentary →