12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.


In Context

9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.

11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"

14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

Proverbs 26:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:12See you a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.