Proverbs 22:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

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

King James Bible
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth {08675;05641:08799} 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,
וְנִסְתָּ֑ר (wə·nis·tār)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

but the simple
וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים (ū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîm)
Conjunctive waw | 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 suffer the consequences.
וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ (wə·ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6064: To urge, to inflict a, penalty, to fine

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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