A fool’s way is right in his own eyes, but the wise listen to advice.
Proverbs 26:12 - Tree of Life Version Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than 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. |
A fool’s way is right in his own eyes, but the wise listen to advice.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings. He will not stand before obscure people.
A slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
Answer a fool according to his folly, else he will be wise in his own eyes.
A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person sees through him.
Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will escape.
Do you see someone hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than him.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Adonai and turn away from evil.
Oy to those who are wise in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!
Which of the two did the will of the father?” “The first,” they said. Yeshua said to them, “Amen, I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God.
The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘O God, I thank You that I am not like other people—thieving, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you didn’t give Me water for My feet. But she has drenched My feet with tears and wiped them with her hair.
Yeshua said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, ‘We see.’ So your sin remains.”
Live in harmony with one another; do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own eyes.
For you say, ‘I am rich, I have made myself wealthy, and I need nothing.’ But you do not know that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked.