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Proverbs 27:12

The prudent see danger and take cover,

but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Proverbs 27:12 BSB

Proverbs 27:12 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 22:3 (7 votes) and Proverbs 18:10 (5 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 41 to 2 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Proverbs 27:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Proverbs 22:37 votes

    The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

  2. Proverbs 18:105 votes

    The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

  3. Hebrews 11:74 votes

    By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

  4. 2 Peter 3:10–143 votes

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness …

  5. Exodus 9:20–212 votes

    Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter, but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.

  6. 2 Peter 3:72 votes

    And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

  7. Psalm 57:1–31 vote

    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed. I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me. …

  8. Isaiah 26:20–211 vote

    Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

  9. Matthew 3:71 vote

    But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

  10. Hebrews 6:181 vote

    Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

Which verses point to Proverbs 27:12?

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