Proverbs 26:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

New Living Translation
There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.

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

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

New American Standard Bible
Do you see a person wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

NASB 1995
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

NASB 1977
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Amplified Bible
Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Christian Standard Bible
Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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

Contemporary English Version
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "I'm really smart!"

Good News Translation
The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

International Standard Version
Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.

NET Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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

King James 2000 Bible
See a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

New Heart English Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for 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 King James Version
See you a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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

A Faithful Version
Do you see a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf thou seyest a man yt is wyse in his owne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hi.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, "" More hope of a fool than of him!

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

Smith's Literal Translation
Sawest thou a man wise in his eyes? hope is for the foolish one more than for him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
If you have seen a man that is wise in his own eyes, a fool is more useful than he.

Lamsa Bible
If you should see a man wise in his own eyes, a fool is much better than he.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
















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