King James Version

Proverbs 22:3

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

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עָר֤וּםarumcraftyעָרוּםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “crafty”, the ordinary formH6175cunning (usually in a bad sense)crafty, prudent, subtil.רָאָ֣הraahseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…רָעָ֣הraahbadרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…ויסתרvystrand hideסָתַרconjunction, verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hide”, an unfinished actionH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.וְנִסְתָּ֑רvenistarand hideסָתַרconjunction, verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hide”, a completed actionH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.וּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםufetayimand foolishפְּתִיconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).עָבְר֥וּavervalienateעָבַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “alienate”, a completed actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּveneenashvand amerceעָנַשׁconjunction, verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and amerce”, a completed actionH6064properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict apenalty, specifically, to fineamerce, condemn, punish, [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth 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.

World English Bible

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πανοῦργος ἰδὼν πονηρὸν τιμωρούμενον κραταιῶς αὐτὸς παιδεύεται, οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες παρελθόντες ἐζημιώθησαν.