Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.
Proverbs 22:3
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
Exodus 9:20
The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;
Psalm 57:1
For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.
Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul takes refuge in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction passes by.
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter into your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until indignation runs its course.
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Hebrews 6:18
so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
2 Peter 3:7
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.