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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 138. The proverb today is forewarned

  • is forearmed. Remember fore always means like before or

  • ahead of time. Warn, so you're getting a warning ahead of time is forearmed. Your

  • armed, you're prepared. You have like weapons against something. You're armed

  • against something bad or a danger that may come to you. So that's what we mean

  • by forewarned is forearmed. Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. The proverb

  • basically means having a warning in advance will provide one with an

  • advantage. If one is ignorant or unaware of a danger, there is no way to prepare

  • for it. Being forewarned allows one to prepare or guard against a possible

  • danger. It is up to... meaning you know it's up to that person to decide. Some people

  • sometimes they, they ignore warnings. Sometimes it is up to the individual to

  • take the steps to prepare or ignore it. It is often given when trying to warn

  • someone or... someone of something, especially if you are unsure he or she

  • will follow it. That's when you're more likely going to use it. So let's give one

  • example of the way it might be used. Like someone may say you had better follow my

  • advice. You had better listen to me. You better follow my advice. Remember being

  • forewarned is forearmed. So I'm letting you know ahead of time. I'm giving you

  • that warning. You know, be careful. You should follow it. You should heed my

  • advice. Okay. And. Let's continue here. The origin of this proverb is believed to

  • come from two Latin terms which are actually pretty similar. praemonitus or

  • praemunitus that are translated , they say kind of in in a loose way.Indirectly

  • to mean forewarned is forearmed. It really didn't start to be used a lot

  • until it started to be used more commonly

  • in the late 1500s. That's when it started to become more common. Anyway I hope you

  • got it. I hope it was informative. Thank you for

  • your time. Bye-bye.

Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 138. The proverb today is forewarned

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