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Proverbs 27:12 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 27 · verse 12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.Proverbs 27:12 · King James Version
Proverbs 27:12 in context
10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- foreseethrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- prudentʻârûwmcunningH6175 →
- hidethçâtharto hide , literally or figurativelyH5641 →
- simplepᵉthîysillyH6612 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
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This we had before, Pro 22:3. Note, 1. Evil may be foreseen. Where there is temptation, it is easy to foresee that if we thrust ourselves into it there will be sin, and as easy to foresee that if we venture upon the evil of sin there will follow the evil of punishment;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary