Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:12
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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.
American Standard Version
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
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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