Proverbs 22:3 - A Good Name (2024)

New International Version
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.New Living Translation
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.English Standard Version
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.Berean Standard Bible
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.King James Bible
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.New King James Version
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.New American Standard Bible
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself, But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.NASB 1995
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.NASB 1977
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.Legacy Standard Bible
A prudent man sees evil and hides, But the simple pass on, and are punished.Amplified Bible
A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it], But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].Christian Standard Bible
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.Holman Christian Standard Bible
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished. American Standard Version
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A prudent one sees an evil man being scourged and is powerfully instructed, but fools pass by him and suffer damage.Brenton Septuagint Translation
An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.Contemporary English Version
When you see trouble coming, don't be stupid and walk right into it--be smart and hide. Douay-Rheims Bible
The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss. English Revised Version
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.GOD'S WORD® Translation
Sensible people foresee trouble and hide [from it], but gullible people go ahead and suffer [the consequence].Good News Translation
Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later. International Standard Version
The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.JPS Tanakh 1917
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.Literal Standard Version
The prudent has seen the evil, and is hidden, | And the simple have passed on, and are punished.Majority Standard Bible
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.New American Bible
The astute see an evil and hide, while the naive continue on and pay the penalty. NET Bible
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. New Revised Standard Version
The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.New Heart English Bible
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.Webster's Bible Translation
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.World English Bible
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. Young's Literal Translation
The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.Additional Translations ...

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Context

A Good Name
…2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all. 3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. 4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.…

Cross References

Proverbs 1:22
"How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?Proverbs 14:16
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.Proverbs 22:4
The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.Proverbs 27:12
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.Isaiah 26:20
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.

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Proverbs 22

1. A good name is more desirable than great wealth

(3) A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself, as the Israelites hid themselves within their houses from the destroying angel, Noah within the Ark, the Christians before the fall of Jerusalem (Luke 21:21) in Pella. (Comp. Isaiah 26:20.)

Verse 3. - A prudent man foresesth the evil, and hideth himself. The whole verse is repeated in Proverbs 27:12. St. Jerome has callidus, and the LXX. has πανοῦργος, as the translation of עָרוּם (arum); but it must be taken in a good sense, as cautions, farseeing, prudent (see note on Proverbs 1:4) Such a man looks around, takes warning from little circ*mstances which might escape the observation of careless persons, and provides for his safety in good time. Thus the Christians at the siege of Jerusalem, believing Christ's warnings, retired to Pella, and wine saved. A Spanish proverb runs, "That which the fool does in the end, the wise man does at the beginning." The simple pass on, and are punished. The subject of the former hemistich is in the singular number, for a really prudent man is a comparatively rare bring; the second clause is plural, teaching us, as Hitzig observes, that many simple ones are found for one prudent. These silly persons, blundering blindly on their way, without circ*mspection or forethought, meet with immediate punishment, incur dangers, suffer less. A Cornish proverb runs, "He who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock." Septuagint, "An intelligent man (πανοῦργος) seeing a wicked man punished is himself forcibly instructed; but fools pass by, and are punished" (comp. Proverbs 21:11). Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

The prudent
עָר֤וּם ׀ (‘ā·rūm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6175: Crafty, shrewd, sensible

see
רָאָ֣ה (rā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

danger
רָעָ֣ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

and take cover,
וְנִסְתָּ֑ר (wə·nis·tār)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

but the simple
וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים (ū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded

keep going
עָבְר֥וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

and suffer the consequences.
וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ (wə·ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6064: To urge, to inflict a, penalty, to fine

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