The evil; the calamity or judgment of God threatened and approaching. Hideth himself; retireth to his strong tower, mentioned Proverbs 18:10; by prayer and repentance putteth himself under the protection of the Almighty. Compare Isaiah 26:20. Pass on in their former road and course of sin, carelessly and securely, as travellers do in a road where they apprehend no danger.
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Proverbs 22:3
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.