Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
Cross References
Exodus 9:20Such then as feared the word of the Lord among the seruants of Pharaoh, made his seruants and his cattell flee into the houses:
Proverbs 18:10The Name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth vnto it, and is exalted.
Isaiah 26:20Come, my people: enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doores after thee: hide thy selfe for a very litle while, vntill the indignation passe ouer.
Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, wherein it is vnpossible that God should lye, we might haue strong consolation, which haue our refuge to lay holde vpon that hope that is set before vs,
2 Peter 3:7But the heauens and earth, which are nowe, are kept by the same word in store, and reserued vnto fire against the day of condemnation, and of the destruction of vngodly 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 →