Proverbs 26:12
10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- KJV
- Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- WEB
- Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- ASV
- Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
- DARBY
- Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
- BLB
- Do you see a man wise in his eyes? Hope [is] for a fool more than him.
- ÅB
- Ser du en mann som er vis i egne øyne -- det er mere håp for dåren enn for ham.
- OTB
- Ser du noen som er vis i egne øyne? Det er mer håp for en dåre enn for dem.
- B1930
- Ser du en mann som er vis i egne øine - det er mere håp for dåren enn for ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 29:20
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:18–19
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
Read in contextProverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Read in contextProverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
Read in contextRomans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Read in contextRevelation 3:17
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
Read in contextMatthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
Read in contextLuke 18:11
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Read in context