Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. A PRUDENT (MAN) FORESEETH THE EVIL, AND HIDETH HIMSELF (FROM IT, UNTIL IT HAS PASSED BY, ; ; ): BUT THE SIMPLE PASS ON (APPREHENDING NOTHING, AND THEREFORE NOT GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF THE EVIL), AND ARE PUNISHED - for their sinful inconsiderateness or foolhardihood. If the simple see the evil, yet they do not see it in its true magnitude. They are so hurried away by their passions that they recklessly pass on. The godly prudent, through spiritual instinct, guided by Scripture, along with experience, often foresee spiritual danger, and shun it. It is true wisdom to...

Verse Proverbs 22:3. _A PRUDENT_ MAN _FORESEETH THE EVIL_] God in mercy has denied man the knowledge of futurity; but in its place he has given him _hope_ and _prudence_. By _hope_ he is continually expecting and anticipating _good_; by _prudence_ he derives and employs _means_ to secure it. His _experience_ shows him that there are many _natural_ _evils_ in a current state, the course of which he can neither stem nor divert: _prudence_ shows him beforehand the means he may use to step out of their way, and _hide_ himself. The _simple_-the inexperienced, headstrong, giddy, and foolish - rush on in the _career of hope_, without _prudence_ to regulate, chastise, and guide it; thus they commit many faults, make many miscarriages, and suffer often in consequence; and the commission of crimes leads to...

EXPOSITION PROVERBS 22:1 A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not expressed in the Hebrew, which is simply שֵׁם (_shem_)_, _"name." But this word carried with it the notion of good repute, as in Ecclesiastes 7:1; for being well known implied honour and reputation, while being nameless (Job 30:8) signified not only obscurity, but ignominy and discredit. Hence the versions have ὄνομα καλόν_, nomen bonum, _and Ecclesiasticus 41:12, "Have regard to thy name (περὶ ὀνόματος)_, _for that shall continue with thee above a thousan

A PRUDENT [MAN] FORESEETH THE EVIL, AND HIDETH HIMSELF,.... A wise man, whose eyes are in his head, who looks about him and before him, and is cautious and careful of his conduct and behaviour; he foresees the evil of sin he is liable to be drawn into by such and such company, snares, and temptations; and therefore he keeps from them, and abstains from all appearance of evil, or what would lead him to it; and he foresees the evil of punishment, or the judgments of God that are coming on for sin; and he betakes himself to the Lord, to those hiding places and chambers of retreat and protection he has provided for his people, till the indignation be overpast; see Isaiah 26:20; BUT THE SIMPLE PASS ON, AND ARE PUNISHED: foolish persons, devoid of the grace of God and the fear of him, go on careless and unconcerned in their sinful course of life, transgressing the law of God; t

CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well thought of, he is less honorable than the poor man who has a name and good reputation. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says: “A good name is better than precious ointment” Ecclesiastes 7:11). The third verse has a wise message: “The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.” The Lord has revealed in His Word the evil which is in store for the sinner and the impenitent. He also has prepared a hiding place, an ark of safety, in His Son, our Lord. The prudent believeth the Word and flees to the refuge; the simple, the unbelieving, pass on and suffer for it when the evil comes. Humility and the fear of the Lord has a reward, while thorns and snares are in the way of the

PROVERBS 22:6. IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way_ i.e._ train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. The stress is on the effect of training. Proverbs 22:11. RV hides disorder of MT. Read, probably, The king loves the pure in heart, grace of lips is his good pleasure. Proverbs 22:12 a is difficult. RV will not pass. The lit. Heb. is the eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge. The abstract knowledge in Heb. cannot mean its possessors; the eyes of Yahweh are nowhere said to guard anybody, and no Hebrew would say that the eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge in the sense of possessing it, nor does it give any

EVIL. mischief. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44. SIMPLE. See note on Proverbs 1:4. ARE PUNISHED. suffer for it, or pay the penalty....

_foreseeth_ Rather, SEETH. _are punished_ Rather, SUFFER FOR IT., R.V. text. "Heb. _are mulcted_" R.V. marg.; ἐζημιώθησαν, LXX.; afflictus est damno, Vulg. The proverb occurs again Proverbs 27:12....

CHAPTER 22 TEXT Proverbs 22:1-10 1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold, 2. The rich and poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all, 3. A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. 4. The reward of humility and the fear of Jeohavh Is riches, and honor, and life. 5. Thorns and stars are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. 6. Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7. The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender. 8. He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fai

1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the crown of the Law, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of kingdom; but the crown of a good name excels them all.'...