"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished."
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He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.