Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:5 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, *He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her.*
For I don't desire, brothers, to have you ignorant of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Yisra'el, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
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.
This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,