Proverbs
Proverbs 22:3
3The prudent see danger and take cover,
but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The prudent | עָר֤וּם׀ | ‘ā·rūm | Adjective - masculine singular | H6175 crafty, shrewd, sensible |
| see | רָאָ֣ה | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| danger | רָעָ֣ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and take cover | וְיִסָּתֵר | wə·yis·så̄·ṯēr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| but the simple | וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים | ū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H6612 simple |
| keep going | עָבְר֥וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| and suffer the consequences | וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ | wə·ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6064 fine, mulct |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 27:12 · Proverbs 14:16 · Proverbs 29:1 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6 · Hebrews 11:7 · Proverbs 7:7 · Proverbs 7:22–23 · Isaiah 26:20–21 · Hebrews 6:18 · Exodus 9:20–21 · Matthew 24:15–18 · Proverbs 9:16–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.