Proverbs 27:12
עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
In Context
11חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָֽר ׃
13קַח ־ בִּגְדוֹ כִּי ־ עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ ׃
Cross References
Exodus 9:20הַיָּרֵא אֶת ־ דְּבַר יְהוָה מֵֽעַבְדֵי פַּרְעֹה הֵנִיס אֶת ־ עֲבָדָיו וְאֶת ־ מִקְנֵהוּ אֶל ־ הַבָּתִּֽים ׃
Proverbs 18:10מִגְדַּל ־ עֹז שֵׁם יְהוָה בּֽוֹ ־ יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב ׃
Isaiah 26:20לֵךְ עַמִּי בֹּא בַחֲדָרֶיךָ וּֽסְגֹר דלתיך בַּעֲדֶךָ חֲבִי כִמְעַט ־ רֶגַע עַד ־ יעבור ־ זָֽעַם ׃
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 →