Verse 12

You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 29:20 : 20 You have seen someone 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 his father’s will?” They said,“The first.” Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
  • Prov 26:5 : 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
  • Prov 28:11 : 11 A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.
  • 2 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Completing the Collection for the Saints Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia, 2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.
  • Rev 3:17 : 17 Because you say,“I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 You have seen a person skilled in his work– he will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.
  • Luke 7:44 : 44 Then, turning toward the woman, he said to Simon,“Do you see this woman? I entered your house. 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 and prayed about himself like this:‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers– or even like this tax collector.