Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for 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.
A Conservative Version
See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of 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.
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!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
11 Like a dog returning to his vomit [is] a fool reverting to his folly. 12 [Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for him. 13 A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!"
Cross References
Proverbs 29:20
You see a man who is hasty in his words: [there is more] hope for a fool than him.
Matthew 21:31
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 the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 28:11
A man of wealth [is] wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.
Romans 12:16
Think the same [thing] toward one another; {do not think arrogantly}, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise {in your own sight}.
Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.
Proverbs 22:29
A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.
Proverbs 26:16
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
Luke 7:44
And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You did not give me water for [my] feet, but she wet my feet with [her] tears and wiped [them] with her hair.
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood [and] prayed these [things] with reference to himself: 'God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people--swindlers, unrighteous [people], adulterers, or even like this tax collector!
1 Corinthians 3:18-19
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks [himself] to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.
2 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
Revelation 3:17
Because you are saying, "I am rich, and have become rich, and I have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,