Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
King James Version
In Context
11As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Proverbs 28:11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Proverbs 29:20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Matthew 21:31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as 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 →