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

Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

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

Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

A man

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

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

Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.

Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in your own eyes:

Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

But we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and am grown rich, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;

General references

A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.

See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,