Proverbs 26:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 26:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 26:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 26:12 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!”

Proverbs 26:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.”

Proverbs 26:12 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.”

Proverbs 26:12 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:12 in Context — Proverbs 26

10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

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

13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

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What Does Proverbs 26:12 Mean?

Proverbs 26:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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