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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Proverbs 26:12 Parallel: Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/proverbs/26-12.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/proverbs/26-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/proverbs/26-12.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Proverbs 26:12</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/26-11.htm" title="Proverbs 26:11">◄</a> Proverbs 26:12 <a href="../proverbs/26-13.htm" title="Proverbs 26:13">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/26.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a person wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes <i>and</i> full of self-conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "I'm really smart!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? <i>there is</i> more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? <i>There is</i> more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/26.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />See a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/26.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />See you a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/26.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Do you see a man wise in his own conceit? <i>There is</i> more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/26.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/26.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/26.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/26.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Yf thou seyest a man yt is wyse in his owne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hi.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, "" More hope of a fool than of him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Sawest thou a man wise in his eyes? hope is for the foolish one more than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If you have seen a man that is wise in his own eyes, a fool is more useful than he.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If you should see a man wise in his own eyes, a fool is much better than he.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/26.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Do you see</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450: ḥā·ḵām (Adj-ms) -- Wise. From chakam; wise.">who is wise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nāw (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in his own eyes?</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615: tiq·wāh (N-fs) -- A cord, expectancy. From qavah; literally, a cord (compare qaveh); figuratively, expectancy.">There is more hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: liḵ·sîl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">for a fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">than for him.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- to see">Thou hast seen</a><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man"> a man</a><a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450. chakam (khaw-kawm') -- wise"> wise</a><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye"> in his own eyes</a><a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615. tiqvah (tik-vaw') -- cord">, More hope</a><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool"> of a fool</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> than of him!</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqp2ms 7200">Do you see</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> who is wise</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his own</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>? <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="תִּקְוָה_2 ncfsa 8615">There is more hope</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> for him</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- to see">Do you see</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450. chakam (khaw-kawm') -- wise">wise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye">in his own eyes?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">There is more</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615b.htm" title="8615b">hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">for a fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">than</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">for him.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- to see">Seest</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">thou a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450. chakam (khaw-kawm') -- wise">wise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye">in his own conceit?</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615. tiqvah (tik-vaw') -- cord">[there is] more hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">of a fool</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">than of him.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/26-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 26:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 26:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/26-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 26:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 26:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>