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Proverbs 22:3

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
Proverbs 22:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

עָר֤וּם׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וְנִסְתָּ֑ר וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

  1. עָר֤וּם׀'a.Rum“a sensible [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָרוּם · “prudent” · Strong's H6175
  2. רָאָ֣הra.'Ah“he sees”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  3. רָעָ֣הra.'Ah“trouble”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  4. וְנִסְתָּ֑רve.yi.sa.ter“and he hides himself”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָתַר · “to hide” · Strong's H5641
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  5. וּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםu.fe.ta.Yim“and naive people”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פֶּ֫תִי · “simple” · Strong's H6612A
  6. עָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.Ru“they pass on”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  7. וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃Ve.ne.'e.Na.shu“and they are punished”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָנַשׁ · “to fine” · Strong's H6064
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)