Proverbs 26:12
See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
In Context
11As a dog who returns to his vomit, [is] a fool who repeats his folly.
13The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise hearkens to counsel.
Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Proverbs 28:11The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but a poor man who has understanding searches him out.
Proverbs 29:20See thou a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 18:11Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:12
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. See here, 1. What an abominable thing sin is, and how hateful sometimes it is made to appear, even to the sinner himself. When his conscience is convinced, or he feels smart from his sin, he is sick of it, and vomits it up; he seems then to detest it and to be willing to part with it. It is in itself, and, first or last, will be to the sinner, more loathsome than the vomit of a dog, Ps. xxxvi. 2 . 2. How apt sinners are to relapse into it… Read the whole commentary →