12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: …
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12)This we had before, Prov. 22:3. Note, 1. Evil may be foreseen. Where there is temptation, it is easy to foresee that if we thrust ourselves into it there will be sin, and as easy to foresee that if we venture upon the evil of sin there will follow the evil of punishment; and, commonly, God warns before he wounds, having set watchmen over us , Jer. 6:17. 2. It will be well or ill with us according…
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