World English Bible
Proverbs 22:3
“A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 22
1
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
2
The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
3
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4
The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
5
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.