20Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.


In Context

17 Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

18 Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!

19 By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.

20 Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

21 Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, At his latter end also he is continuator.

22 An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Proverbs 29:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:20Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:20Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:20Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:20Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:20See you a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.