Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them. New Living Translation There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise. English Standard Version Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Berean Standard Bible Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. King James Bible Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. New King James Version Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. New American Standard Bible Do you see a person wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. NASB 1995 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. NASB 1977 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Legacy Standard Bible Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If you have seen a man that is wise in his own eyes, a fool is more useful than he. Brenton Septuagint Translation I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he. Contemporary English Version There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "I'm really smart!" Douay-Rheims Bible Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him. English Revised Version Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Good News Translation The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not. 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him. Literal Standard Version You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, | More hope of a fool than of him! Majority Standard Bible Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. New American Bible You see those who are wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them. NET Bible Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. New Revised Standard Version Do you see persons wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them. New Heart English Bible Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Similitudes and Instructions…11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. 12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. 13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”… Cross References John 9:41 "If you were blind," Jesus replied, "you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains." Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him. Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Treasury of Scripture See you a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. seest Proverbs 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 29:20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. Matthew 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. a man Proverbs 26:5,16 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 the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. Proverbs 29:20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. Jump to Previous Conceit Eyes Fool Foolish Hope Seems Seest WiseJump to Next Conceit Eyes Fool Foolish Hope Seems Seest WiseProverbs 26 1. observations about fools13. about sluggards 17. and about contentious busybodies (12) Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit.--Comp. the warnings of Romans 12:16, and Revelation 3:17-18. There is more hope of a fool than of him.--So the "publicans and harlots," who had foolishly strayed from God, yet returned to Him at the preaching of the Saviour, while the Pharisees and lawyers "rejected the counsel of God against themselves" (Luke 7:30), thinking they had no need of it. Verse 12. - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? (Proverbs 3:7). Nothing so shuts the door against improvement as self-conceit. "Woe unto them," says Isaiah (Isaiah 5:21), "that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight." Such persons, professing themselves wise, become fools (Romans 1:22; Romans 12:16; Revelation 3:17, 18). Touching conceit, Qui sibi sapit, summe desipit. The Oriental speaks of the fox finding his shadow very large, and of the wolf when alone thinking himself a lion. There is more hope of a fool than of him (Proverbs 29:20). A fool who is conscious of unwisdom may be set right; but one who fancies himself perfect, and needing no improvement, is beyond cure; his case is hopeless. So the sinner who feels and acknowledges his iniquity may be converted; but the self-righteous Pharisee, who considers himself to have no need of repentance, will never be reformed (see Matthew Luke 15:7; Luke 18:14). St. Chrysostom (Hom. in Phil.,' 7), "Haughtiness is a great evil; it is better to be a fool than haughty; for in the one case the folly is only a perversion of intellect, but in the other ease it is still worse; for it is folly joined with madness. The fool is an evil to himself; but the haughty man is a plague to others too. One cannot be haughty-minded without being a fool... The soul which is puffed up has a worse disease than dropsy, while that which is under restraint is treed from all evil" (Oxford transl.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do you seeרָאִ֗יתָ (rā·’î·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see a man אִ֭ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who is wise חָכָ֣ם (ḥā·ḵām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise in his own eyes? בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain There is more hope תִּקְוָ֖ה (tiq·wāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy for a fool לִכְסִ֣יל (liḵ·sîl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool than for him. מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Links Proverbs 26:12 NIVProverbs 26:12 NLT Proverbs 26:12 ESV Proverbs 26:12 NASB Proverbs 26:12 KJV Proverbs 26:12 BibleApps.com Proverbs 26:12 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 26:12 Chinese Bible Proverbs 26:12 French Bible Proverbs 26:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man wise (Prov. 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