Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Answer a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes and conceit. [Matt. 16:1-4; 21:24-27.] American Standard Version (1901) Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit. Common English Bible Answer fools according to their folly, or they will deem themselves wise. Catholic Public Domain Version Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise. |
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!
And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brethren: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in,
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; never be conceited.
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,