Proverbs 26:12

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Summary

Proverbs 26:12

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

Seest

A man

General references

Proverbs 26:16

Luke 11:35

Romans 1:22

Bible References

Seest

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

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

Which of the two did the will of his father?” They *said, “The first.” Jesus *said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

A man

Answer a fool as his folly deserves,

That he not be wise in his own eyes.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

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

The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,

Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

General references

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.

Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.

Professing to be wise, they became fools,