Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 29:1 describes a stiff-necked person suddenly destroyed without remedy — parallel to the simple who keep going and suffer.

Proverbs 27:12 repeats this proverb verbatim, emphasizing the same lesson about caution and consequence.

Proverbs 14:16 echoes the same contrast: the wise avoid evil while fools are reckless, illustrating the prudent's foresight.

In Proverbs 9:16-18, the foolish woman calls the simple to stolen water, but they don't know the dead are there — same tragic ignorance.

Proverbs 7:23 continues: an arrow pierces his liver, he doesn't know it costs his life — a vivid example of unseeing destruction.

In Proverbs 7:22, the simple man follows the adulteress like an ox to slaughter — exactly the 'keep going and suffer' pattern.

In Proverbs 14:15, the same contrast appears: the simple believes everything while the prudent gives thought — reinforcing the warning.

Proverbs 7:7 describes the simple youth lacking sense — the same category who ignore danger in Proverbs 22:3.

In Hebrews 11:7, Noah, warned of the flood, builds the ark — a clear example of seeing danger and taking refuge.

In 1 Samuel 20:5, David hides in the field to avoid Saul's danger — a direct example of the prudent man who sees danger and hides.

Genesis 7:7 Parallel

In Genesis 7:7, Noah enters the ark to escape the flood — he saw danger and took refuge, mirroring the prudent action.

Luke 21:21 Parallel

In Luke 21:21, the same warning to flee Judea echoes the prudent action of hiding from impending danger.

Mark 13:15 Parallel

In Mark 13:15, the instruction to flee without delay mirrors the prudent man who sees danger and hides himself.

In Matthew 24:16, Jesus commands fleeing to the mountains to escape danger — a direct parallel to the prudent hiding from harm.

In Genesis 41:34, Joseph advises storing grain to prepare for famine — seeing future danger and taking refuge.

Exodus 2:15 Parallel

In Exodus 2:15, Moses flees from Pharaoh's threat — he saw danger and took refuge, just like the prudent.

Exodus 9:20 Parallel

Exodus 9:20 shows Egyptians heeding Moses' warning and sheltering their livestock — a concrete example of the prudent hiding from danger.

Exodus 9:21 Parallel

Exodus 9:21 depicts those who ignore the warning and suffer loss, illustrating the simple's fate described in the proverb.

Isaiah 26:20 commands God's people to hide in their chambers until judgment passes, mirroring the prudent's action of seeking shelter.

Isaiah 26:21 reveals the Lord's coming punishment, the very danger that prompts the prudent to hide as in the proverb.

Matthew 24:15-18 urges immediate flight from coming destruction — a New Testament call to the prudent's instinct to flee danger.

In 2 Samuel 15:11, the invited guests follow Absalom innocently, unaware of the conspiracy — they are the simple who go on without seeing danger.

Acts 23:17 Parallel

In Acts 23:17, Paul's nephew reports a plot to save Paul — an act of prudence that sees danger and takes protective action.

Romans 16:18 warns that smooth talk deceives the naive, paralleling Proverbs’ prudent seeing danger while the simple suffer.

1 Thessalonians 5:2-6 warns believers to stay alert for the day of the Lord, paralleling the prudent's watchfulness against sudden danger.

Hebrews 6:18 pictures those who flee for refuge to God's promise, echoing the prudent who hides from danger in the proverb.