Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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- Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
- Prov 27:12 : 12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
- Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
- Prov 7:7 : 7 I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
- 1 Thess 5:2-6 : 2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. 3 For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape. 4 But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief. 5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness, 6 so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.
- Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
- Prov 7:22-23 : 22 He followed her immediately, As an ox goes to the slaughter, As a fool stepping into a noose. 23 Until an arrow strikes through his liver, As a bird hurries to the snare, And doesn't know that it will cost his life.
- Prov 9:16-18 : 16 "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him, 17 "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant." 18 But he doesn't know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
- Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck Will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.
- Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation be past. 21 For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
- Matt 24:15-18 : 15 "When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house. 18 Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.
- Exod 9:20-21 : 20 Those who feared the word of Yahweh among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their cattle flee into the houses. 21 Whoever didn't regard the word of Yahweh left his servants and his cattle in the field.
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12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
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