Proverbs 22:3

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The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

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  • Prov 14:16 : 16 The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.
  • Prov 27:12 : 12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
  • Prov 7:7 : 7 And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding.
  • 1 Thess 5:2-6 : 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 6 So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
  • Prov 7:22-23 : 22 He follows her all at once, like an ox going to slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of shackles. 23 Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.
  • Prov 9:16-18 : 16 "Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says: 17 Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret is delicious. 18 But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.
  • Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by. 21 See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.
  • Matt 24:15-18 : 15 'So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),' 16 'then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.' 17 'Let no one on the housetop come down to take anything out of their house.' 18 And let the one who is in the field not turn back to get their cloak.
  • Exod 9:20-21 : 20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 27:12
    94%

    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 14:15-18
    4 verses
    82%

    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 12:23
    77%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 1:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

    33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.

  • Prov 28:11
    75%

    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Prov 22:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4The reward for humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, honor, and life.

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 3:7
    74%

    7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Amos 5:13
    73%

    13Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

  • Prov 21:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wise; when a wise person is instructed, they increase in knowledge.

    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 19:23
    72%

    23The fear of the LORD leads to life; one is content and rests untroubled by harm.

  • Prov 15:21
    72%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Job 28:28
    72%

    28And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'

  • Eccl 2:14
    72%

    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 7:7
    72%

    7And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding.

  • Eccl 8:5
    72%

    5Whoever obeys a command will avoid harm, and the heart of the wise person knows the right time and the right way.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 19:25
    72%

    25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

  • Prov 28:22
    72%

    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 28:14
    71%

    14Blessed is the one who fears always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 26:12
    71%

    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 21:29
    71%

    29A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Job 5:3
    71%

    3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his home.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:33
    71%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 28:27
    71%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 1:5
    71%

    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 10:9
    71%

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 9:6
    71%

    6Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 9:16
    71%

    16"Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:

  • Prov 15:24
    71%

    24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Prov 13:21
    71%

    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

  • Prov 21:22
    71%

    22A wise person ascends the city of warriors and brings down the fortress in which they trust.

  • Prov 3:13
    71%

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.