Proverbs 26:12
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.
13The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels.
Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
Proverbs 28:11The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.
Proverbs 29:20Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.
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 →