OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 12

Proverbs 26:12

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Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Proverbs 26:12 in context

Proverbs 26:9–15

9

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

10

As an archer who wounds all,

so is he who hires a fool

or he who hires those who pass by.

11

As a dog that returns to his vomit,

so is a fool who repeats his folly.

12
Selected verse

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!

A fierce lion roams the streets!”

14

As the door turns on its hinges,

so does the sluggard on his bed.

15

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish.

He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

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