Old Testament · VERSE 12

Proverbs 27:12

King James Version

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

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Proverbs 27:10

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Proverbs 27:12SELECTED VERSE

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

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 27:14

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

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