Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
Cross References
Exodus 9:20He that feared the word of Yahweh, among the servants of Pharaoh, made his servants and his cattle flee, under shelter:
Proverbs 18:10A tower of strength, is the Name of Yahweh, thereinto, runneth the righteous, and is safe.
Isaiah 26:20Come my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee,—Hide thee as it were a little moment Till the indignation pass over.
Hebrews 6:18In order that, through means of two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to make himself false, a mighty consolation, we might have, who have fled along to grasp, the fore-lying hope,
2 Peter 3:7While, the heavens and the earth that now are, by the same word, have been stored with fire, being kept unto the day of judgment and destruction of the 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 →