Bible verse
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 27:12 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 27.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
KJV
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
ASV
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
ERV
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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