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Proverbs 27:12 — King James Version← Study notes

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.


Proverbs 27:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 27:127 words
HebrewMeaning
עָר֤וּםʿārwm
a sensible personadjH6175
prudent · subtil
רָאָ֣הrāʾāh
he seesverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
רָעָ֣הrāʿāh
evilnounH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
נִסְתָּ֑רnisətār
he hides himselfverbH5641
keep close · conceal · hide · secret ···
פְּ֝תָאיִ֗םpətāʾyim
naive peoplenounH6612
simple(-icity · one)
עָבְר֥וּʿābərw
they pass onverbH5674
alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···
נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּneʿĕnāšw
they are punishedverbH6064
condemn · punish · surely
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago
The Prudent See Danger and Take Refuge
Prudence isn't paranoia. It's the ability to recognize danger early and take precautions. While the naive walk straight into trouble, the prudent person sees what's coming and adjusts course. I'm nat...
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