Proverbs 22:3
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
In context
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. 2 Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all. 3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. 4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them. 6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 22:3 in the KJV
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: But the simple pass on, and are punished.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 22:3 in the ESV
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.