Proverbs 12:15

Modern English Version

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

Cross References

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.

Proverbs 19:20

Listen to counsel and accept instruction, that you may be wise in your future.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its latter end leads to death.

Proverbs 1:5

a wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

Proverbs 16:2

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

Galatians 6:3

For if someone thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 21:2

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood and prayed these things about himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men: extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Proverbs 30:12

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not washed from its filthiness.

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor man who has understanding sees through him.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who no longer knows how to receive a warning.

Proverbs 26:16

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who render a reason.

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Proverbs 13:10

By pride comes only contention, but with the teachable is wisdom.