Verse (Click for Chapter) GOD'S WORD® Translation Sensible people foresee trouble and hide [from it], but gullible people go ahead and suffer [the consequence]. American Standard Version A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. Berean Study Bible The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. 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. King James Bible 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. Proverbs 22:3 Additional Translations ... Links Proverbs 22:3 NIVProverbs 22:3 NLT Proverbs 22:3 ESV Proverbs 22:3 NASB Proverbs 22:3 NKJV Proverbs 22:3 KJV |