PROVERBS 27:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty—a repetition of 22:3, emphasizing the fundamental distinction between the wise who anticipate harm and the simple who stumble into it. The theological significance involves the principle of foresight as the mark of wisdom.
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