Proverbs 26:12 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 26:12 MSG (The Message)
See that man who thinks he’s so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him.
Proverbs 26:12 KJV (King James Version)
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 26:12 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12 NCV (New Century Version)
There is more hope for a foolish person than for those who think they are wise.
Proverbs 26:12 ASV (American Standard Version)
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 26:12 NIV (New International Version)
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Proverbs 26:12 NKJV (New King James Version)
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him. [Prov 29:20; Luke 18:11; Rom 12:16; Rev 3:17]
Proverbs 26:12 NLT (New Living Translation)
There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.
Proverbs 26:12 TPT (The Passion Translation)
There’s only one thing worse than a fool, and that’s the smug, conceited man always in love with his own opinions.
Proverbs 26:12 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.