Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Heart English 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 that returns to his vomit,so is a fool who repeats his folly.
13The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road!A fierce lion roams the streets!"
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,but he who is wise listens to counsel.
Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly,lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 28:11The rich man is wise in his own eyes;but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Proverbs 29:20Do you see 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 his father?"They said, "The first."Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, 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 →