12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:12
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 12
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Do you see רָאִ֗יתָ H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular a man אִ֭ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular who is wise חָכָ֣ם H2450 Adjective - masculine singular in his own eyes בְּעֵינָ֑יו H5869 Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular There is more hope תִּקְוָ֖ה H8615 Noun - feminine singular for a fool לִכְסִ֣יל H3684 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular than for him מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular