Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Berean Standard Bible
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 returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 28:11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
Proverbs 29:20Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like 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 →