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 that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who 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 roams the streets!|

14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard 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 New International Version 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 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 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.