Proverbs 26:12
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
Bible in Basic English
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
13The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.
Proverbs 26:5Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
Proverbs 28:11The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
Proverbs 29:20Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
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 →