Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
American Standard Version
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 son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Cross References
Exodus 9:20He that feared the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses.
Proverbs 18:10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Hebrews 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
2 Peter 3:7but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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 →