THEOSISProverbs 22:3Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.
עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה ויסתר וְנִסְתָּ֑ר וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 27:12The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
- Prov 14:16A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.
- Prov 29:1The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.
- 1 Thess 5:2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night.
- 1 Thess 5:6Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do: but let us watch, and be sober.
- Heb 11:7By faith Noe, having received an answer concerning those things which as yet were not seen, moved with fear, framed the ark for the saving of his house: by the which he condemned the world and was instituted heir of the justice which is by faith.
- Isa 26:20Go, my people, enter into thy chambers, shut thy doors upon thee, hide thyself a little for a moment, until the indignation pass away.
- Isa 26:21For behold the Lord will come out of his place, to visit the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth against him: and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall cover her slain no more.