Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, 1 but the naive people go on and suffer because of it. 1
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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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Exodus 9:20Then those of Pharaoh's servants who believed in Yahweh's message hurried to bring their slaves and cattle into the houses.
Proverbs 18:10The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; 1 the righteous person runs into it and is safe. 1
Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter into your rooms and shut your doors behind you; 1 hide for a little while, until the indignation has passed by. 1
Hebrews 6:18He did this so that by two unchangeable things—with which it is impossible for God to lie—we, who have fled for refuge, will have a strong encouragement to hold firmly to the hope set before us.
2 Peter 3:7But now the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire by that same command. They are reserved for the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people.
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 →