Verse List for PROV 22:3

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OET (OET-RV) A prudent person notices trouble and avoids it, ⇔ whereas naive people just blunder onwards and suffer.

OET-LV A _sensible_person he _sees trouble and_he _hides _himself[fn] and_naive _people they _pass _on and_they _are _punished.

ULT A prudent, one sees evil and hides himself, ⇔ but the naive pass on and they are fined.

UST Sensible people observe something dangerous happening and avoid it, ⇔  but naive people just keep going and suffer for doing so.

BSB & MSB The prudent see danger and take cover, ⇔  but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; ⇔  but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

NET A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, ⇔ but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

LSV The prudent has seen the evil, and is hidden,
And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

FBV If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and pay for it.

T4T ⇔  Those who have good sense realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; ⇔  those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.

LEB • The clever sees danger and hides,
• but the simple go on and suffer.

BBE The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Moff A cautious man sees danger and takes cover: ⇔  a simpleton strolls on--and pays for it.

JPS A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.

ASV A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; ⇔ But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

DRA The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

YLT The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

Drby A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

RV A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
(A prudent man seeth/sees the evil, and hideth/hides himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.)

SLT The crafty saw evil, and he will hide, and the simple passed on and were punished.

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

KJB-1769 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/hides himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.)

KJB-1611 A prudent man foreseeth the euill, and hideth himselfe: but the simple passe on, and are punished.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.
(A wise man seeth/sees the plague, and hideth/hides himself: but the foolish go on still, and are punished.)

Gnva A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
(A prudent man seeth/sees the plague, and hideth/hides himself: but the foolish go on still, and are punished.)

Cvdl A wyse man seyth the plage and hydeth himself, but the foolish go on still and are punyshed.
(A wise man saith/says the plague and hideth/hides himself, but the foolish go on still and are punished.)

Wycl A felle man seeth yuel, and hidith him silf; and an innocent man passid, and he was turmentid bi harm.
(A fell man seeth/sees evil, and hideth/hides himself; and an innocent man passed, and he was tormented by harm.)

Luth Der Witzige siehet das Unglück und verbirgt sich; die Albernen gehen durchhin und werden beschädigt.
(The joke(n)ige see/look the accident/misfortune/disaster and hides itself/yourself/themselves; the Foolish_one(s) go throughout and become beschädigt.)

ClVg Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno.[fn]
(Callidus he_saw evil, and hid himself; innocent passed_through, and afflicted it_is damno.)

UHB עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וְנִסְתָּ֑ר [fn] וּ֝⁠פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽ⁠נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Πανοῦργος ἰδὼν πονηρὸν τιμωρούμενον κραταιῶς αὐτὸς παιδεύεται, οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες παρελθόντες ἐζημιώθησαν.

BrTr An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.