Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou an ish chacham in his own eyes? 1 There is more tikvah (hope) for a kesil (fool) than for him. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 kelev returneth to his vomit, 1 so a kesil (fool) returneth to his folly. 1
13The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; 1 an ari is in the rechovot. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The derech of a fool is yashar (right) in his own eynayim, 1 but he that payeth heed unto etzah is chacham (wise). 1
Proverbs 26:5Answer a kesil (fool) according to his folly, 1 lest he be chacham in his own eyes. 1
Proverbs 28:11The ish oisher is chacham in his own eyes, 1 but the dal meiven (poor man with understanding) searcheth him out. 1
Proverbs 29:20Seest thou an ish that is hasty in his devarim? 1 There is more tikvah for a kesil (fool) than for him. 1
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the ratzon haAv (the will of the Father)? They say, The rishon (the first). Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Omein, I say to you, that the mochesim (tax-collectors) and the zonot (prostitutes) are going in ahead of you into the Malchut Hashem.
Luke 18:11The Parush was standing by himself, shawkling (ritual swaying while davening), and his tefillah went like this: Adonoi, Modeh Ani that I am not like other men, swindlers, resha'im, menaafim, or even this moches.
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 →