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Proverbs 26:12
Proverbs 26:12 is verse 12 of Proverbs chapter 26, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
King James Version
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
World English Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Proverbs 26:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 29:20Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 7:44And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 28:11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
2 Corinthians 8:1Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 8:2In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.