Proverbs 26:12

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Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

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  • Prov 29:20 : 20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • Matt 21:31 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.'
  • Prov 26:5 : 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
  • Prov 28:11 : 11 A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.
  • 2 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now we want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been given to the churches of Macedonia. 2 In the midst of a severe trial brought by affliction, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty overflowed into abundant generosity.
  • Rev 3:17 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before obscure people.
  • Luke 7:44 : 44 Turning to the woman, He said to Simon, 'Do you see this woman? I entered your house, and you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 29:20
    84%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 26:11
    81%

    11Like a dog returning to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 28:11
    76%

    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 18:2
    76%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 26:16
    75%

    16The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.

  • Prov 29:11
    75%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 19:1
    75%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 27:12
    74%

    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 26:13
    74%

    13The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'

  • Eccl 10:12
    74%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 17:24
    74%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 17:12
    74%

    12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

  • 1 Cor 3:18
    73%

    18Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.

  • Eccl 2:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

    15Then I said in my heart, 'What happens to the fool will also happen to me. So why have I been so very wise?' And I concluded in my heart, 'This too is meaningless.'

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Isa 5:21
    73%

    21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!

  • Ps 92:6
    73%

    6How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!

  • Eccl 6:8
    73%

    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 24:7
    72%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 23:9
    72%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Eccl 10:14
    72%

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

  • Prov 26:9
    72%

    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Ps 94:8
    72%

    8Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though you grind a fool like grain in a mortar with a pestle, their foolishness will not leave them.

  • Prov 8:5
    72%

    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 29:9
    72%

    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.