The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
Proverbs 26:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Which of the two did the will of his father?* They said to him, *The first.* Yeshua said to them, *Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.
The Parush stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
Turning to the woman, he said to Shim`on, *Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.
Yeshua said to them, *If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, 'We see.' Therefore your sin remains.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.
Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;' and don't know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;