A prudent man sees danger and hides himself;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 22:3 in context
Proverbs 22:1–6
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:
The LORD is the maker of them all.
3
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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 the LORD
is wealth, honor, and life.
5
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked;
whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
6
Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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