Proverbs 26:12

American Standard Version

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

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Proverbs 26:12 in other translations

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

Proverbs 26:12 · World English Bible

Proverbs 26:12 in context

  1. 10As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
  2. 11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
  3. 12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
  4. 13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
  5. 14As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

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