Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Holman Bible
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
International Standard Version
Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.
American Standard Version
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Amplified
Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Bible in Basic English
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
Darby Translation
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Julia Smith Translation
Sawest thou a man wise in his eyes? hope is for the foolish one more than for him.
King James 2000
See a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for him.
Modern King James verseion
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.
NET Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Heart English Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye, - more hope of a dullard, than of him!
Webster
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
World English Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
Topics
Interlinear
Ra'ah
`ayin
Tiqvah
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
11 As a dog who returns to his vomit, [is] a fool who repeats his folly. 12 See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him. 13 The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:20
See thou a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Proverbs 28:11
The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but a poor man who has understanding searches him out.
Romans 12:16
thinking the same way toward each other, not thinking on lofty things, but accommodating to the lowly. Become not wise according to yourselves,
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear LORD, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 22:29
See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can render a reason.
Luke 7:44
And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, See thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gave no water for my feet. But this woman has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Luke 18:11
Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise.
2 Corinthians 8:1-2
And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia,
Revelation 3:17
Because thou say, I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing, and do not know that thou are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.