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
Read Proverbs 26:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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.
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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