Proverbs 27:12
The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, || The simple have passed on, they are punished.
Literal 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
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, || And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
13Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, || And pledge it for a strange woman.
Cross References
Exodus 9:20He who is fearing the word of YHWH among the servants of Pharaoh has caused his servants and his livestock to flee to the houses;
Proverbs 18:10The Name of YHWH [is] a tower of strength, || The righteous runs into it, and is set on high.
Isaiah 26:20Come, My people, enter into your inner chambers, || And shut your doors behind you, || Hide yourself shortly [for] a moment until the indignation passes over.
Hebrews 6:18that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong comfort, having fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope being set before [us],
2 Peter 3:7and by the same word, the present heavens and earth, having been stored up for fire, are being preserved until [the] day of judgment and destruction of impious 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 →