Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Do you see a man who speaks too soon?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

International Standard Version

Do you see a man who speaks hastily? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

A Conservative Version

See thou a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Do you see a [conceited] man who speaks quickly [offering his opinions or answering without thinking]?
There is more hope for a [thickheaded] fool than for him.

Bible in Basic English

Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Thou sawest a man hasty in his words: hope to the foolish one more than to him.

King James 2000

See you a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You see a man who is hasty in his words: [there is more] hope for a fool than him.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If thou seest a man that is hasty to speak unadvised; thou mayest trust a fool more than him.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words, - there is, more hope of a dullard, than of him.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חזה 
Chazah 
Usage: 54

thou a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

that is hasty
אוּץ 
'uwts 
Usage: 10

in his words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

תּקוה 
Tiqvah 
Usage: 34

of a fool
כּסיל 
K@ciyl 
Usage: 70

References

Context Readings

All About Life

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.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:12

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

James 1:19

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Proverbs 14:29

Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

Proverbs 21:5

The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

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