Proverbs 27:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Young's Literal Translation
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

King James Bible
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.

Hebrew
The prudent
עָר֤וּם (‘ā·rūm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6175: Crafty, shrewd, sensible

see
רָאָ֣ה (rā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

danger
רָעָ֣ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

and take cover;
נִסְתָּ֑ר (nis·tār)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

[but] the simple
פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם (pə·ṯā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded

keep going
עָבְר֥וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

[and] pay the penalty.
נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ (ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6064: To urge, to inflict a, penalty, to fine

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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