Proverbs 26:12 - The Scriptures 1998

Have you seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more expectancy for a fool than for him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him. [Prov. 29:20; Luke 18:11; Rom. 12:16; Rev. 3:17.]

American Standard Version (1901)

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Common English Bible

Do you see people who consider themselves wise? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 26:12 Cross References